Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets

Thursday, February 27, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–1 on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	1	33-37-6-6
at Columbus Blue Jackets	3	29-42-8-3

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	1	0	0	1
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	5	15	14	34
Columbus Blue Jackets	11	10	8	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:42	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Heinze (5)	Lubomir Visnovsky (10), Derek Armstrong (19)	Even strength	LAK 1, CBJ 0
1st	07:16	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (15)	Jaroslav Spacek (26), Mike Sillinger (20)	Power play	LAK 1, CBJ 1
2nd	00:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (16)	Mike Sillinger (21), Grant Marshall (19)	Even strength	LAK 1, CBJ 2
3rd	19:31	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (17)	Grant Marshall (20), Mike Sillinger (22)	Even strength, Empty net	LAK 1, CBJ 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	64.3%	18:28
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	40%	18:00
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:21
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:11
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	46.7%	15:26
Number 27 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	12:11
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	52.6%	18:40
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		28:46
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:47
Number 51 C. Schmidt	C	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	0		14:21
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		13:30
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:28
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2		20:52
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:15
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0		22:53
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:10
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0		21:24
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:32

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	28	26	2	.929	58:36	Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets 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 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		17:21
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:46
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	3	0	3	+2	0	5	0	1	1		18:27
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	1	0	0	82.6%	18:59
Number 19 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	40%	10:39
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	15:24
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	38.9%	17:04
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	13:54
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	2	0		15:13
Number 43 D. Ling	R	0	0	0	0	5	3	3	1	0		08:06
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		08:47
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		14:27
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0		22:30
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	1	0		21:17
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		28:32
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		13:31
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:32
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:25

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	34	33	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:51	Los Angeles Kings	Chris Schmidt	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:47	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sean Pronger	Slashing	2
1st	05:13	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	07:12	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	14:43	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	02:39	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jody Shelley	Tripping	2
3rd	16:30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	Closing hand on puck	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Dan Schachte
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
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Darren Van Impe, Matt Davidson, Kent McDonell, Derrick Walser, Darrel Scoville, Paul Manning, Hannes Hyvonen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott, Pascal Leclaire, Lasse Pirjeta

Every Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Oct 27, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 25, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 27, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Dallas Stars 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Minnesota Wild 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 27, 2003