Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, March 20, 2002, 8:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Phoenix Coyotes	3	40-27-9-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	1	2	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	9	9	8	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	10	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (27)	Ian Moran (8), Randy Robitaille (14)	Even strength	PHX 0, PIT 1
2nd	11:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan (14)	Teppo Numminen (26), Ladislav Nagy (16)	Power play	PHX 1, PIT 1
3rd	12:08	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy (19)	Mike Johnson (16), Daymond Langkow (33)	Even strength	PHX 2, PIT 1
3rd	17:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (28)	Mike Johnson (17), Ladislav Nagy (17)	Even strength	PHX 3, PIT 1

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

Phoenix Coyotes 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 8 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	53.3%	15:23
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	64%	21:11
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	2	2	+2	4	0	1	0	0		15:41
Number 16 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	47.4%	18:46
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	1	2	3	+1	2	4	0	0	0		15:58
Number 19 S. Doan	R	1	0	1	-1	2	1	2	0	1		16:12
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		11:20
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0		13:39
Number 32 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		11:30
Number 36 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	08:26
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		04:28
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		14:10
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:55
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		15:15
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:51
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:33
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		23:50
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	1	1	0		24:29

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	30.8%	08:02
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		14:56
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	27.3%	14:10
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		11:09
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:17
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	60%	23:23
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	50%	10:27
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	2	0		29:06
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		03:59
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	09:48
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	1	66.7%	23:30
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:20
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	1		15:36
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	6	1	1		16:54
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	4	3		18:51
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:19
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		19:02
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:09

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	26	23	3	.885	58:36	Loss

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Cross checking	2
1st	11:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Danny Markov	Tripping	2
1st	14:11	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville	Holding	2
1st	18:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Danny Markov	Roughing	2
1st	18:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville	Roughing	2
1st	19:08	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Holding	2
2nd	02:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Brian Savage	Hooking	2
2nd	05:12	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Holding	2
2nd	09:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Interference	2
2nd	10:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Boarding	2
2nd	13:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Roughing	2
2nd	13:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rick Berry	Roughing	2
3rd	14:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Boarding	2
3rd	19:19	Phoenix Coyotes	Landon Wilson	Slashing	2
3rd	19:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Sean Burke	Cross checking	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Terry Gregson, Kevin Maguire
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Lyle Seitz
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Sullivan, Denis Pederson, Sebastien Bordeleau, Dan Focht, Jean-Guy Trudel, Wyatt Smith, Patrick Desrochers, Ossi Vaananen, Tyler Bouck, David Cullen, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Darius Kasparaitis, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Toby Petersen, Shane Endicott

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 1, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 20, 2002

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Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Mar 20, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 20, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 20, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 20, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 20, 2002
San Jose Sharks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 20, 2002