Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Edmonton Oilers	3	38-28-12-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	27-40-11-4

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	0	2	1	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	13	11	15	39
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	10	15	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (12)	Brad Richards (29), Dan Boyle (11)	Power play	EDM 0, TBL 1
2nd	03:13	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios (4)	Ryan Smyth (24), Daniel Cleary (18)	Even strength	EDM 1, TBL 1
2nd	08:12	Edmonton Oilers	Todd Marchant (9)	Janne Niinimaa (29), Georges Laraque (11)	Even strength	EDM 2, TBL 1
2nd	14:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (13)	Dave Andreychuk (12), Brad Richards (30)	Power play	EDM 2, TBL 2
3rd	02:56	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (8)	Rem Murray (17), Eric Brewer (14)	Shorthanded	EDM 3, TBL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		13:39
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	50%	14:20
Number 15 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	12:51
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	72.2%	14:17
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0		11:27
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	7	2	1	1		10:55
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		17:26
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	66.7%	12:23
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	46.7%	17:09
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	1	1	+1	7	2	0	0		10:07
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0	41.7%	14:33
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		17:45
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0		23:38
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	2		23:00
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		23:14
Number 24 S. Staios	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		12:37
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		13:03
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0		23:16

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	27.3%	18:06
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:49
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	-2	5	0	3	0	0		07:13
Number 14 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:14
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		12:48
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	42.9%	15:05
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	2	2	-1	0	7	0	0	0	40%	19:27
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1	75%	19:54
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	1	1	2	-1	24	7	1	0	1	68.4%	18:12
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		13:26
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:35
Number 46 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	42.9%	07:14
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		20:49
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0		12:10
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		22:48
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		21:02
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	5	1	0	2	0		22:21
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		11:39

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	39	36	3	.923	59:56	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:15	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Dingman	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:07	Edmonton Oilers	Tom Poti	High sticking	2
1st	17:16	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Interference	2
1st	18:10	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	High sticking	2
1st	18:10	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	18:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Alexeev	Hooking	2
2nd	08:30	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Tripping	2
2nd	14:09	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
2nd	14:09	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:29	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Grier	Elbowing	2
3rd	01:54	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Slashing	2
3rd	09:21	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Roughing	2
3rd	09:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Roughing	2
3rd	09:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Roughing	2
3rd	16:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	High sticking	2
3rd	16:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	High sticking	2
3rd	16:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	16:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	19:56	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Hooking	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Rob Martell, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Tony Sericolo
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Sean Brown, Josh Green, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Zdeno Ciger, Grant Ledyard, Tim Taylor, Brian Holzinger, Kevin Weekes, Nolan Pratt, Freddy Modin, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Gordie Dwyer, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, Martin St. Louis, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Kristian Kudroc

Every Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 14, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Mar 6, 2002

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Calgary Flames 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 6, 2002
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Anaheim Ducks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 6, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 6, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 6, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 6, 2002