Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, February 25, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	5	33-37-6-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	2	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	12	10	7	29
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	7	10	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (16)	Mario Lemieux (58), Dick Tarnstrom (31)	Even strength	LAK 0, PIT 1
1st	15:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (24)	Tomas Surovy (3), Dick Tarnstrom (32)	Even strength	LAK 0, PIT 2
1st	17:49	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry (10)	Ziggy Palffy (37), Mathieu Schneider (28)	Power play	LAK 1, PIT 2
2nd	12:55	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (27)	Alex Frolov (13)	Even strength	LAK 2, PIT 2
2nd	16:39	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (28)	Derek Armstrong (18), Mathieu Schneider (29)	Power play	LAK 3, PIT 2
3rd	03:42	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (15)	Chris Schmidt (1), Eric Belanger (16)	Even strength	LAK 4, PIT 2
3rd	10:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (25)	Martin Straka (22)	Even strength	LAK 4, PIT 3
3rd	10:49	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (16)	Ziggy Palffy (38), Alex Frolov (14)	Even strength	LAK 5, PIT 3

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	2	0	2	+3	0	5	0	0	0	36.4%	20:52
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	08:46
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		17:40
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		09:51
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	47.1%	20:14
Number 27 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0	30.8%	13:29
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	16:25
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	2	2	4	+2	2	6	0	2	1		23:28
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	0		12:05
Number 51 C. Schmidt	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		12:50
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:30
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:49
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	2	2	+1	2	1	1	1	0		21:22
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		21:21
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:54
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		16:32
Number 44 J. Modry	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		20:16
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		01:46

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	8	6	2	.750	15:23
Number 35 C. Huet	17	16	1	.941	44:20	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 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	43.8%	12:16
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		15:07
Number 19 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:08
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	83.3%	14:37
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:11
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	75%	11:16
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		08:13
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	80%	13:27
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	1	1	+2	0	7	0	1		21:42
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	2	1	3	+2	0	5	0	0	50%	26:21
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0		24:19
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	2	1		16:54
Number 6 R. Lintner	D	0	0	0	+3	0	3	1	0		21:48
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:57
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:42
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:55
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	2		26:42
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	2	1		19:33

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	29	24	5	.828	58:10	Loss

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:40	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Roughing	2
1st	05:40	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	05:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	15:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
1st	17:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Johan Hedberg	Delaying game	2
2nd	01:24	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy	High sticking	2
2nd	06:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shawn Heins	Holding the stick	2
2nd	06:19	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	15:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc Bergevin	High sticking	2
2nd	19:23	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Tripping	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Shane Heyer, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Chris Mcalpine, Felix Potvin, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Jason Holland, Travis Scott, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Joe Corvo, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Brad Chartrand, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri
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, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik

Every Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 25, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 5 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Minnesota Wild 3 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
New York Islanders 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
New York Rangers 3 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 25, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Vancouver Canucks 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Feb 25, 2003