Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, April 6, 2002, 10:00 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, April 6, 2002 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Edmonton Oilers	3	38-28-12-4
at Los Angeles Kings	4	40-27-11-4

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Edmonton Oilers	1	0	2	0	3
Los Angeles Kings	0	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Edmonton Oilers	9	2	9	0	20
Los Angeles Kings	8	9	11	1	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:36	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth (15)	Anson Carter (31), Janne Niinimaa (38)	Power play	EDM 1, LAK 0
2nd	11:48	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (29)	Adam Deadmarsh (33), Jason Allison (51)	Power play	EDM 1, LAK 1
2nd	18:00	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand (7)	Mikko Eloranta (9), Ian Laperriere (14)	Even strength	EDM 1, LAK 2
3rd	05:13	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (27)	Mike Comrie (27), Janne Niinimaa (39)	Power play	EDM 2, LAK 2
3rd	17:36	Los Angeles Kings	Philippe Boucher (7)	Bryan Smolinski (24), Cliff Ronning (35)	Even strength	EDM 2, LAK 3
3rd	19:49	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (28)	Ryan Smyth (34), Jochen Hecht (23)	Even strength	EDM 3, LAK 3
OT	00:28	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (30)	Jason Allison (52), Aaron Miller (12)	Even strength	EDM 3, LAK 4

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

Edmonton Oilers 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 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0		09:10
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:53
Number 15 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	10:28
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	16:12
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		11:28
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:01
Number 22 A. Carter	R	2	1	3	0	0	5	5	0	1	50%	21:23
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0	100%	15:40
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	0	52.6%	17:22
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		08:25
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	50%	20:15
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	1		21:26
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	0		24:04
Number 19 S. Butenschon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:10
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	6	1	0		21:47
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		21:46
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:11
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	1	2	0		28:46

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	29	25	4	.862	59:52	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	1	1	+1	0	4	1	2	0	100%	20:17
Number 9 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:13
Number 12 K. Belanger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		06:00
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	46.7%	17:18
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	0	0		13:00
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:54
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	33.3%	13:15
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:31
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	1	0	1	+1	4	2	2	0	0	50%	11:55
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	1	2	1		17:00
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0	64.7%	22:50
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		12:09
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	0		23:18
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	3	0		23:36
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		21:26
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		12:21
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	1	0	1	0	2	6	4	0	0		21:21
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:00

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	20	17	3	.850	60:28	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:46	Edmonton Oilers	Daniel Cleary	Hooking	2
1st	14:07	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Interference	2
1st	18:00	Los Angeles Kings	Aaron Miller	Hooking	2
1st	18:33	Los Angeles Kings	Philippe Boucher	High sticking	2
1st	19:49	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	04:59	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:34	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand	High sticking	2
2nd	07:34	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand	High sticking	2
2nd	10:48	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	Interference	2
2nd	18:03	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Roughing	2
3rd	04:23	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	Holding	2
3rd	13:23	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Grier	High sticking	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Blaine Angus, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Mark Wheler
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Brian Swanson, Jussi Markkanen, Jason Chimera, Shawn Horcoff, Jani Rita, Ales Pisa
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Nelson Emerson, Ted Donato, Steve Heinze, Rob Valicevic, Jason Holland, Steve Kelly, Adam Mair, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Andreas Lilja, Jaroslav Bednar

Every Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Nov 22, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 29, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 28, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 6, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 6, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 6, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 6, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 6, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Apr 6, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 6, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 6, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 6, 2002