Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	27-44-6-5
at Carolina Hurricanes	0	22-43-11-6

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	13	5	31
Carolina Hurricanes	7	8	11	26

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (14)	Dick Tarnstrom (23), Alex Kovalev (35)	Power play	PIT 1, CAR 0
3rd	19:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville (2)	Ian Moran (5)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 2, CAR 0

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:40
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	30.8%	15:28
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	56.3%	15:59
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:57
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:39
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	22.2%	09:55
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		24:17
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:59
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:33
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	58.8%	21:20
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:37
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1		20:34
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:00
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:38
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		21:51
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:59
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		20:40
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		25:01

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	26	26	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	-1	0	2	0	55.6%	18:23
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	2		21:00
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	60%	06:20
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	-1	0	0	0	50%	22:37
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	3	0		16:18
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	2	0		17:14
Number 26 E. Cole	L	-1	0	1	1		19:12
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	2	1		06:52
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0		02:46
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	3	1		12:53
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	58.3%	15:30
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	-1	2	2	0	55.6%	19:20
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	2	0		20:43
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	2	0		20:15
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	2	1	0		21:09
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	-1	0	5	0		19:58
Number 22 S. Hill	D	-1	0	1	0		26:28
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	2	0	0		09:30

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	30	29	1	.967	58:59	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Tripping	2
1st	12:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Charging	2
1st	16:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
2nd	04:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft	Tripping	2
2nd	08:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	Holding	2
3rd	01:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival	Holding	2
3rd	08:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Don Koharski, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Johan Hedberg, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Steven Halko, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Brad Defauw, Tommy Vestlund, David Tanabe, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 2, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
New York Islanders 0 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 15, 2003