Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, March 21, 2002, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Thursday, March 21, 2002 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	45-28-8-1
at Los Angeles Kings	3	40-27-11-4

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	1	1
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	7	11	27
Los Angeles Kings	5	11	5	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:10	Los Angeles Kings	Philippe Boucher (5)	Jason Allison (44), Mathieu Schneider (21)	Power play	COL 0, LAK 1
2nd	11:21	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Bednar (2)	Steve Heinze (16), Mathieu Schneider (22)	Even strength	COL 0, LAK 2
2nd	12:17	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Allison (17)	Jaroslav Modry (35), Adam Deadmarsh (29)	Power play	COL 0, LAK 3
3rd	19:11	Colorado Avalanche	Radim Vrbata (15)	Jordan Krestanovich (1), Mike Keane (8)	Power play	COL 1, LAK 3

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

Colorado Avalanche 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 9 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	5	1	4	0	0	100%	12:33
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	4	0	0	27.3%	16:48
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1		17:36
Number 18 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	0	100%	20:34
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	71.4%	21:49
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:47
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		13:04
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		15:33
Number 36 S. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	40%	08:00
Number 37 J. Krestanovich	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0		15:27
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	17:02
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		06:33
Number 2 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:34
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		14:04
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		24:55
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	0		16:38
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		24:31
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		28:18

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	21	18	3	.857	60:00	Loss

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 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		14:43
Number 12 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:46
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1	0	46.7%	19:51
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	50%	12:41
Number 24 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		06:16
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:46
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		22:26
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	2	0	55.6%	14:12
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		22:03
Number 41 J. Allison	C	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	50%	20:19
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:48
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0		08:10
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0		25:36
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	1	0		19:24
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		26:29
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		13:52
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	1		17:48
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		15:18

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:38	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Hooking	2
1st	13:38	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie	Tripping	2
1st	15:15	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Allison	Interference	2
1st	20:00	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	Hooking	2
2nd	08:31	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski	Roughing	2
2nd	11:52	Colorado Avalanche	Steve Moore	Interference	2
2nd	12:47	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Heinze	Tripping	2
2nd	17:15	Los Angeles Kings	Philippe Boucher	Interference	2
3rd	01:29	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	07:57	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury	Tripping	2
3rd	08:14	Colorado Avalanche	Mike Keane	Tripping	2
3rd	10:44	Colorado Avalanche	Darius Kasparaitis	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:44	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:31	Colorado Avalanche	Brad Larsen	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:31	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:43	Los Angeles Kings	Cliff Ronning	Tripping	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Shane Heyer, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Mark Pare
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Todd Gill, Kelly Fairchild, Stephane Yelle, Pascal Trepanier, Milan Hejduk, Jaroslav Obsut, Jeff Daw, Dan Hinote, Philippe Sauve, Riku Hahl, Vaclav Nedorost
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Kelly Buchberger, Nelson Emerson, Ted Donato, Craig Johnson, Rob Valicevic, Jason Holland, Steve Kelly, Eric Belanger, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Andreas Lilja

Every Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 28, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 18, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 20, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 22, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Apr 23, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 25, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 27, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Apr 29, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 21, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
New Jersey Devils 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
San Jose Sharks 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 21, 2002