Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, January 23, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Thursday, January 23, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	4	36-31-11-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	2	1	1	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	12	11	7	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	11	17	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:29	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (26)	Joe Thornton (36), Rich Brennan (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, PIT 0
1st	10:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (7)	Martin Straka (15), Hans Jonsson (3)	Even strength	BOS 1, PIT 1
1st	12:24	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (12)	Joe Thornton (37), Glen Murray (28)	Power play	BOS 2, PIT 1
2nd	06:25	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (27)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 3, PIT 1
3rd	14:03	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (19)	Martin Samuelsson (1), Michal Grosek (11)	Even strength	BOS 4, PIT 1

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		15:39
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	35.3%	18:31
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	57.7%	21:43
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	33.3%	22:12
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		08:49
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	1		21:05
Number 27 G. Murray	R	2	1	3	+2	2	6	0	0		21:07
Number 33 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:56
Number 37 L. Goren	R	0	0	0	+1	7	3	0	0		15:19
Number 43 M. Samuelsson	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		07:38
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		21:57
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:55
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	0		21:41
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		03:54
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		20:45
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:05
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:05
Number 59 R. Brennan	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	0		13:20

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	15:54
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	55%	19:44
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	58.8%	13:01
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0		13:02
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3		11:26
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	77.8%	11:35
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	10		24:13
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	17	1		03:49
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2		05:20
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	56.3%	20:46
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	0	0	2		14:55
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4		24:46
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:57
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	1		17:45
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:49
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1		17:36
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1		22:23
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	4	2		24:48

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	30	26	4	.867	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:03	Boston Bruins	Lee Goren	Tripping	2
1st	11:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
1st	13:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	Roughing	2
1st	14:22	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Tripping	2
1st	16:37	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
2nd	02:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Holding	2
2nd	07:47	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Hooking	2
2nd	19:57	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Holding	2
3rd	07:06	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel	Hooking	2
3rd	10:27	Boston Bruins	Rich Brennan	High sticking	2
3rd	17:10	Boston Bruins	Lee Goren	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Instigator	2
3rd	17:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Rob Martell, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
Boston Bruins scratches: Rob Zamuner, Martin Lapointe, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Axelsson, P.J. Stock, Sergei Samsonov, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
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

Every Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 13, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 8, 2003

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Ottawa Senators 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
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New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 7 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 23, 2003