Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings

Wednesday, February 5, 2003, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 on Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Phoenix Coyotes	3	31-35-11-5
at Los Angeles Kings	4	33-37-6-6

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	1	3
Los Angeles Kings	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	9	9	16	34
Los Angeles Kings	12	8	9	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:55	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Heinze (3)	Aaron Miller (1), Ziggy Palffy (29)	Even strength	PHX 0, LAK 1
1st	12:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Ramzi Abid (10)	Daniel Brière (26), Shane Doan (20)	Power play	PHX 1, LAK 1
1st	15:06	Los Angeles Kings	Alex Frolov (9)	Craig Johnson (6), Bryan Smolinski (15)	Even strength	PHX 1, LAK 2
2nd	12:59	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider (11)	Derek Armstrong (12), Bryan Smolinski (16)	Power play	PHX 1, LAK 3
2nd	18:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (12)	Mike Johnson (29), Paul Mara (12)	Even strength	PHX 2, LAK 3
3rd	16:20	Los Angeles Kings	Erik Rasmussen (4)	Mikko Eloranta (8), Brad Chartrand (5)	Even strength	PHX 2, LAK 4
3rd	19:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow (12)	Daniel Brière (27), Shane Doan (21)	Even strength	PHX 3, LAK 4

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

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	1	2	3	+1	0	2	0	0	78.3%	17:15
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		20:41
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	66.7%	21:02
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		18:05
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72.2%	08:50
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	50%	19:44
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:49
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	2	2	+1	0	5	1	0	30.8%	18:42
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:48
Number 32 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:59
Number 34 R. Abid	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1		18:10
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		03:10
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		21:16
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0		16:20
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:05
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0		25:52
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		26:22
Number 52 M. Grenier	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:08

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 Z. Bierk	29	25	4	.862	58:48	Loss

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	23:52
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		16:49
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		16:16
Number 27 E. Rasmussen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	12:43
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		13:14
Number 31 J. Aulin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	30%	08:33
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	30.8%	18:00
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		24:03
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		13:57
Number 49 R. Flinn	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		02:55
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0		17:04
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		20:56
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	1		22:20
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:42
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		15:51
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0		17:30
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		22:04
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:47

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:39	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Flinn	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:05	Los Angeles Kings	Mikko Eloranta	Interference	2
2nd	02:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Interference	2
2nd	06:13	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider	Tripping	2
2nd	12:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Tripping	2
2nd	19:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Deron Quint	Interference	2
3rd	05:54	Los Angeles Kings	Joe Corvo	High sticking	2
3rd	09:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Interference	2
3rd	12:52	Los Angeles Kings	Dmitry Yushkevich	Holding	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Don Henderson
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Sean Burke, Scott Pellerin, Brian Savage, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Danny Markov, Dan Focht, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Patrick Desrochers, Ossi Vaananen, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe, Darcy Hordichuk
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Chris Mcalpine, Felix Potvin, Ken Belanger, Ian Laperriere, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Eric Belanger, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Tomas Zizka, Jerred Smithson, Lubomir Visnovsky, Michael Cammalleri

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Oct 9, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Dec 15, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Mar 31, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Feb 5, 2003