New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, January 4, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, January 4, 2003 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Islanders	2	35-34-11-2
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	0	2	0	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	9	11	8	0	28
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	6	9	1	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (19)	Alex Kovalev (31), Jan Hrdina (19)	Even strength	NYI 0, PIT 1
1st	19:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Sivek (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYI 0, PIT 2
2nd	15:34	New York Islanders	Mark Parrish (17)	Kenny Jonsson (10), Adrian Aucoin (15)	Power play	NYI 1, PIT 2
2nd	18:58	New York Islanders	Arron Asham (6)	Michael Peca (13), Adrian Aucoin (16)	Even strength	NYI 2, PIT 2
OT	00:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (12)	Michal Rozsival (4), Marc Bergevin (4)	Even strength	NYI 2, PIT 3

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		18:43
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:23
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83.3%	13:24
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:27
Number 21 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		10:37
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	18:43
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	60%	14:28
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		15:27
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	41.7%	15:13
Number 45 A. Asham	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		12:00
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		18:59
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	25%	20:43
Number 2 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:28
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	1	0		33:40
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		28:31
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:20
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		22:18
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		09:12

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 G. Snow	16	15	1	.938	40:38	Loss
Number 35 C. Osgood	10	8	2	.800	20:00

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:00
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	45%	17:37
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	14:35
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:48
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		05:29
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	66.7%	12:18
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1		23:46
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:43
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	64.7%	14:31
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		15:27
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	71.4%	22:42
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0		19:24
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:44
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:18
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		22:45
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		25:58
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1		23:36
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		08:46

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	28	26	2	.929	60:42	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:49	New York Islanders	Eric Cairns	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:53	New York Islanders	Mattias Timander	High sticking	2
2nd	11:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	High sticking	2
2nd	14:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Johan Hedberg	High sticking	2
3rd	11:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Paul Devorski, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik
New York Islanders scratches: Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Alain Nasreddine, Alan Letang, Sven Butenschon, Steve Webb, Ray Schultz, Justin Mapletoft, Eric Godard, Rick DiPietro, Raffi Torres, Tomi Pettinen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 16, 2002
New York Islanders 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 4, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 4, 2003