San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, March 23, 2002, 4:00 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 3–0 on Saturday, March 23, 2002 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
San Jose Sharks	0	44-27-8-3
at Los Angeles Kings	3	40-27-11-4

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	6	5	6	17
Los Angeles Kings	14	10	7	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:11	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (26)	Jaroslav Modry (36), Jason Allison (45)	Power play	SJS 0, LAK 1
2nd	08:57	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (27)	Jaroslav Modry (37), Jason Allison (46)	Power play	SJS 0, LAK 2
2nd	14:41	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Bednar (3)	Adam Mair (1), Philippe Boucher (21)	Even strength	SJS 0, LAK 3

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	0	2	1	0		23:48
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	4	2	6	0	100%	18:34
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	-1	2	1	3	0	55.6%	17:07
Number 15 A. Korolyuk	L	0	0	3	1	0		14:55
Number 16 M. Smith	C	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	11:03
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	1	3	0		16:31
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	0	0	64.3%	22:44
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	6	1	1	0	53.3%	15:47
Number 26 M. Craig	R	0	0	2	0	0		11:59
Number 50 H. Hyvonen	R	-1	0	1	4	0		13:42
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	3	1		17:01
Number 5 J. Jillson	D	0	0	0	0	0		14:26
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	2	1		13:58
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	1	1	1		17:04
Number 20 G. Suter	D	0	2	1	1	0		18:49
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	-1	2	1	0	1		14:05
Number 23 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	0		10:19
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	-1	0	0	3	1		15:31

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 E. Nabokov	24	21	3	.875	40:00	Loss
Number 37 M. Kiprusoff	7	7	0	1.000	19:36

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	0	3	0	0	0	100%	12:55
Number 12 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		06:18
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	54.5%	18:03
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	0		16:21
Number 24 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	05:26
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		09:15
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:37
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	13:37
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	0	0	2		16:49
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	0	36.7%	19:58
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		10:33
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:06
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		20:29
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	3	0		21:51
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	2	0		22:58
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:57
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	1	0		19:49
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:30

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	17	17	0	1.000	59:58	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:50	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Allison	Roughing	2
1st	00:50	San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse	Roughing	2
1st	04:46	San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse	Slashing	2
1st	10:52	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider	Slashing	2
1st	14:06	San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse	High sticking	2
1st	17:46	San Jose Sharks	Adam Graves	Slashing	2
2nd	02:39	Los Angeles Kings	Aaron Miller	Boarding	2
2nd	05:53	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	Elbowing	2
2nd	08:21	San Jose Sharks	Gary Suter	Slashing	2
2nd	10:20	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Roughing	2
2nd	10:20	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Roughing	2
2nd	16:29	San Jose Sharks	Adam Graves	Elbowing	2
2nd	19:14	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Cross checking	2
3rd	01:36	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider	Roughing	2
3rd	09:39	Los Angeles Kings	Ken Belanger	Holding	2
3rd	11:34	Los Angeles Kings	Philippe Boucher	Boarding	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Michael McGeough, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Mark Pare
San Jose Sharks scratches: Stephane Matteau, Owen Nolan, Steve Bancroft, Niklas Sundstrom, Todd Harvey, Vesa Toskala, Marco Sturm, Matt Bradley
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 San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 18, 2002
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 13, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Washington Capitals 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 23, 2002