New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Sunday, February 23, 2003, 3:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Sunday, February 23, 2003 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New Jersey Devils	4	46-20-10-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	2	2	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	7	16	12	35
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	9	8	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (23)	Tomas Surovy (1), Martin Straka (21)	Even strength	NJD 0, PIT 1
2nd	09:51	New Jersey Devils	Turner Stevenson (6)	Scott Gomez (29), Tommy Albelin (6)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 1
2nd	11:30	New Jersey Devils	Jeff Friesen (18)	Jamie Langenbrunner (23), Brian Rafalski (31)	Even strength	NJD 2, PIT 1
3rd	02:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata (4)	Jan Hrdina (25), Randy Robitaille (11)	Even strength	NJD 2, PIT 2
3rd	04:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (15)	Tomas Surovy (2), Mario Lemieux (57)	Even strength	NJD 2, PIT 3
3rd	09:04	New Jersey Devils	Joe Nieuwendyk (13)	Jeff Friesen (18)	Even strength	NJD 3, PIT 3
3rd	09:41	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (9)	Brian Rafalski (32), Scott Stevens (12)	Even strength	NJD 4, PIT 3

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Bicek	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0		15:01
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	27.8%	18:20
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	1	1	2	+2	3	0	1		18:39
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	100%	10:56
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	1	1	+2	1	1	0		18:44
Number 16 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		13:39
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		10:26
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0		15:14
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	1	2	+1	4	0	0	43.8%	14:22
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	100%	12:04
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	1	0	1	+2	4	0	0	56.5%	18:19
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		14:04
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:32
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1		23:46
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		14:38
Number 7 R. Giroux	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		19:17
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0		23:15
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	2	2	+1	2	2	1		24:32

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	22	19	3	.864	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	50%	08:33
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	56.3%	13:47
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:33
Number 19 R. Fata	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		10:56
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	71.4%	16:10
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		09:33
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	25%	12:01
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:20
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	45.5%	17:14
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		20:01
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	2	54.5%	19:06
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0		22:08
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		20:48
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		17:16
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		20:21
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		17:37
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		21:32
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		21:59

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	35	31	4	.886	59:02	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	14:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Sivek	Holding	2
2nd	18:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Holding	2
3rd	06:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Holding the stick	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Dan Schachte
New Jersey Devils scratches: Craig Darby, Sergei Brylin, Stephen Guolla, Oleg Tverdovsky, Colin White, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Ari Ahonen, Michael Danton
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Ville Nieminen, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik

Every New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 21, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Nashville Predators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003