Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, January 25, 2003, 3:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 on Saturday, January 25, 2003 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	1	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	11	8	7	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	12	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Housley (6)	Mark Bell (9)	Even strength	CHI 1, PIT 0
1st	06:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (21)	Randy Robitaille (6)	Even strength	CHI 1, PIT 1
1st	18:06	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrei Nikolishin (4)	Steve Thomas (10), Jon Klemm (7)	Even strength	CHI 2, PIT 1
2nd	00:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (22)	Randy Robitaille (7), Ian Moran (6)	Even strength	CHI 2, PIT 2
2nd	04:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (3)	Jan Hrdina (20), Dick Tarnstrom (24)	Even strength	CHI 2, PIT 3
3rd	04:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (14)	Alexei Zhamnov (34), Theo Fleury (9)	Even strength	CHI 3, PIT 3
3rd	05:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna (6)	Wayne Primeau (8), Shean Donovan (4)	Even strength	CHI 3, PIT 4
3rd	15:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (23)	Jan Hrdina (21), Randy Robitaille (8)	Even strength	CHI 3, PIT 5

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	1	0	1	-2	2	2	0	41.2%	16:16
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	22.2%	21:53
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	54.5%	21:19
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0		14:35
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43.8%	09:04
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	14:32
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		22:45
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	33.3%	08:33
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1		13:10
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	11:35
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	-3	2	2	0		17:51
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:36
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:02
Number 6 P. Housley	D	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	100%	19:16
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0		23:49
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		09:10
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0		24:38
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		23:53

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Leighton	19	17	2	.895	34:38	Loss
Number 41 J. Thibault	11	8	3	.727	24:20

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	0	0		19:27
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	41.2%	20:13
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	70.6%	16:03
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		14:56
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	3	4	+3	0	2	0	60%	18:38
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0		11:32
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	66.7%	04:24
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	3	0	3	+3	0	7	0		24:37
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		01:14
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	2	2	+3	2	3	0	100%	21:34
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		08:11
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	19:41
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:39
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:08
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0		14:14
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		20:57
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0		21:58
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	+3	2	2	0		22:41

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	26	23	3	.885	59:54	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:46	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrei Nikolishin	Tripping	2
1st	15:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Holding	2
2nd	05:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	15:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Poapst	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	17:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Hooking	2
2nd	18:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Holding the stick	2
3rd	06:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze	Hooking	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Lyle Odelein, Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Alexander Karpovtsev, Chris Simon, Peter White, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Craig Anderson, Igor Radulov
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Hans Jonsson, Johan Hedberg, Aleksey Morozov, Dan Lacouture, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 23, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 25, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
New York Islanders 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Minnesota Wild 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 25, 2003