Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, March 16, 2002, 3:00 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Saturday, March 16, 2002 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	28-41-8-5
at Los Angeles Kings	4	40-27-11-4

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	3	3
Los Angeles Kings	3	1	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	9	6	23
Los Angeles Kings	10	7	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:13	Los Angeles Kings	Mikko Eloranta (6)	Brad Chartrand (9), Ian Laperriere (12)	Even strength	PIT 0, LAK 1
1st	06:45	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider (6)	Jason Allison (41), Ziggy Palffy (20)	Even strength	PIT 0, LAK 2
1st	15:03	Los Angeles Kings	Nelson Emerson (5)	Lubomir Visnovsky (14), Adam Deadmarsh (27)	Even strength	PIT 0, LAK 3
2nd	16:41	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Bednar (1)	Mathieu Schneider (20), Craig Johnson (13)	Power play	PIT 0, LAK 4
3rd	09:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (10)	Alex Kovalev (34), Michal Rozsival (18)	Power play	PIT 1, LAK 4
3rd	14:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival (6)	Alex Kovalev (35), Randy Robitaille (13)	Power play	PIT 2, LAK 4
3rd	14:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech (9)	Milan Kraft (8), Ian Moran (7)	Even strength	PIT 3, LAK 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 12 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	-1	6	0	2	0	0		11:03
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:34
Number 16 K. Beech	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	0	0		14:58
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:39
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0		15:04
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	43.5%	21:46
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	-1	0	4	1	0	0		27:11
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		03:51
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:24
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0	56.5%	27:22
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:20
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	0		15:40
Number 4 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0		18:46
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		17:05
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		18:30
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		19:24
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	2	0		17:42
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	1	1	2	-1	2	2	1	0	1		21:57

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	14	13	1	.929	39:49	Loss
Number 30 J. Aubin	10	7	3	.700	20:00

Los Angeles Kings 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 7 J. Bednar	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1		12:26
Number 12 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		04:56
Number 19 N. Emerson	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		07:11
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	58.3%	19:38
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0		16:53
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:51
Number 24 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0	100%	06:51
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		20:28
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	60%	13:34
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:29
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	19:03
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	2	0		15:08
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	2	0		22:46
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	1	0		22:34
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	5	0		23:53
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		14:02
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		21:44
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		14:21

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	23	20	3	.870	59:42	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:11	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	Tripping	2
2nd	06:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Billy Tibbetts	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	07:57	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider	Holding the stick	2
2nd	14:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Billy Tibbetts	Tripping	2
3rd	05:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Diving	2
3rd	05:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
3rd	07:39	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski	Tripping	2
3rd	08:20	Los Angeles Kings	Aaron Miller	High sticking	2
3rd	11:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Billy Tibbetts	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:01	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Troy Sartison
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Shane Endicott
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Kelly Buchberger, Steve Heinze, Rob Valicevic, Jason Holland, Steve Kelly, Eric Belanger, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Andreas Lilja

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 27, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 16, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 16, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 16, 2002