New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, March 27, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New Jersey Devils	4	41-28-9-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	1	0	3	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	13	11	7	31
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	5	7	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:45	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik (22)	Sergei Brylin (23), Scott Gomez (35)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 0
1st	05:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Toms (8)	Randy Robitaille (17)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 1
2nd	02:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov (19)	Alex Kovalev (41), Jan Hrdina (29)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 2
3rd	01:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (13)	Alex Kovalev (42)	Power play	NJD 1, PIT 3
3rd	04:11	New Jersey Devils	Stephane Richer (14)	Joe Nieuwendyk (29)	Even strength	NJD 2, PIT 3
3rd	14:03	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik (23)	Brian Rafalski (39)	Even strength	NJD 3, PIT 3
3rd	14:52	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (25)	Joe Nieuwendyk (30), Jamie Langenbrunner (18)	Even strength	NJD 4, PIT 3

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	58.3%	14:53
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16.7%	08:09
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	15:36
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0		15:49
Number 16 B. Holik	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	5	0	33.3%	17:55
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		14:25
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	+1	5	0	3	0		05:47
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0		13:01
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+2	4	0	1	0		18:25
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	57.7%	18:22
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0		18:11
Number 44 S. Richer	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		13:42
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		14:40
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	0		23:47
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		21:56
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		13:47
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		23:45
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		22:03

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	21	18	3	.857	60:00	Win

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 9 J. Toms	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		17:14
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		16:02
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	72.7%	15:12
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	04:36
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:21
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0		16:29
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	1	2	+1	2	6	0	0	1	50%	20:37
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	-1	0	1	2	1	0		24:06
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		03:07
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		15:16
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	44%	21:54
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	1	0		19:54
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		22:06
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	4	3	0		19:55
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	2	1	0		21:00
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		19:34
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		20:59
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		13:52

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	31	27	4	.871	59:07	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:50	New Jersey Devils	Jim McKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:17	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez	High sticking	2
1st	14:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:35	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez	Roughing	2
2nd	13:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille	Roughing	2
2nd	19:53	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	High sticking	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Paul Devorski, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Darren Gibbs
New Jersey Devils scratches: Valeri Kamensky, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Petr Sykora, Andrei Zyuzin, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Kent Manderville, Janne Laukkanen, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Shane Endicott

Every New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Nov 13, 2001
New Jersey Devils 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 26, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 27, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Wed, Mar 27, 2002
Minnesota Wild 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 27, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 27, 2002
Nashville Predators 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 27, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 27, 2002