Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, January 9, 2003, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–4 on Thursday, January 9, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Edmonton Oilers	5	36-26-11-9
at Los Angeles Kings	4	33-37-6-6

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	1	3	1	5
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	8	18	5	31
Los Angeles Kings	12	5	12	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	05:31	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger (10)	Steve Heinze (3)	Even strength	EDM 0, LAK 1
1st	12:08	Edmonton Oilers	Marty Reasoner (6)	Daniel Cleary (9)	Even strength	EDM 1, LAK 1
2nd	01:51	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky (2)	Ethan Moreau (11), Shawn Horcoff (9)	Even strength	EDM 2, LAK 1
2nd	06:02	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer (4)	Shawn Horcoff (10), Ryan Smyth (21)	Even strength	EDM 3, LAK 1
2nd	09:45	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Heinze (1)	Lubomir Visnovsky (7), Steve Kelly (2)	Even strength	EDM 3, LAK 2
2nd	14:20	Edmonton Oilers	Mike York (15)	Janne Niinimaa (14), Todd Marchant (21)	Power play	EDM 4, LAK 2
3rd	02:39	Edmonton Oilers	Mike York (16)	Todd Marchant (22)	Even strength	EDM 5, LAK 2
3rd	03:34	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong (6)	Ziggy Palffy (23)	Even strength	EDM 5, LAK 3
3rd	11:11	Los Angeles Kings	Joe Corvo (2)	Steve Heinze (4), Alex Frolov (7)	Even strength	EDM 5, 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		14:29
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	28.6%	14:16
Number 16 M. York	L	2	0	2	+1	0	7	0	1		25:34
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		15:36
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	52.4%	22:04
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	76.2%	28:51
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:10
Number 28 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:12
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:10
Number 37 B. Swanson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	71.4%	06:36
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		13:05
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		24:35
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0		28:02
Number 5 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		17:51
Number 8 A. Pisa	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:53
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:42
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		08:22
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		26:32

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Win

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:15
Number 11 S. Kelly	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	40%	07:34
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	42.9%	12:14
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		11:17
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	50%	15:15
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	40%	14:48
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	75%	17:44
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0		23:33
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	43.8%	20:24
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		11:06
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	1	2	3	+2	0	4	0		16:56
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		12:30
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	15	0	1		12:38
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0		22:58
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1		20:25
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		24:21
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-2	2	4	0		26:25
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		05:30

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	0	0	0		00:22
Number 39 F. Potvin	31	26	5	.839	58:10	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:25	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Interference	2
1st	19:05	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	Holding	2
2nd	08:08	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:08	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:03	Los Angeles Kings	Joe Corvo	Tripping	2
2nd	12:47	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	Roughing	2
2nd	13:06	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Checking from behind (major)	5
2nd	13:06	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	18:40	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	00:18	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger	Tripping	2
3rd	02:15	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Tripping	2
3rd	02:15	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	High sticking	2
3rd	07:10	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Tripping obstruction	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Paul Stewart, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Steve Miller
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Steve Staios, Jiri Dopita, Anson Carter, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Mike Comrie, Jarret Stoll, Kari Haakana, Marc-Andre Bergeron
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Craig Johnson, Chris Mcalpine, Aaron Miller, Bryan Smolinski, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri

Every Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 16, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 16, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 9, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Ottawa Senators 1 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 9, 2003