Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, March 1, 2003, 3:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5
at Colorado Avalanche	4	42-19-13-8

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	0	1
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	4	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	6	12	23
Colorado Avalanche	10	8	8	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (26)	Rico Fata (8)	Even strength	PIT 1, COL 0
3rd	01:37	Colorado Avalanche	Steve Reinprecht (14)	Joe Sakic (24), Radim Vrbata (17)	Even strength	PIT 1, COL 1
3rd	03:42	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake (11)	Joe Sakic (25), Serge Aubin (4)	Shorthanded	PIT 1, COL 2
3rd	06:52	Colorado Avalanche	Peter Forsberg (21)	Milan Hejduk (37), Derek Morris (26)	Power play	PIT 1, COL 3
3rd	11:29	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (38)	Alex Tanguay (32), Derek Morris (27)	Even strength	PIT 1, COL 4

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

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	0	0	0	0	0	35%	15:02
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	28.6%	12:18
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:50
Number 19 R. Fata	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	15:05
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:04
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:45
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	60%	11:13
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		09:36
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		12:06
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	0	1	-1	2	6	1	2	36.4%	22:48
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		23:03
Number 6 R. Lintner	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		22:34
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		17:21
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	11:22
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:36
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		20:53
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		22:56
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		16:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Loss

Colorado Avalanche 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 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1	0	50%	15:03
Number 11 J. Shantz	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0	56.3%	11:46
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	10:48
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		13:02
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	1	0	78.9%	14:40
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1	50%	18:35
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	0		18:33
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:24
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		14:31
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		12:28
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:18
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:38
Number 4 R. Blake	D	1	0	1	+2	2	5	2	0	0		23:20
Number 6 D. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		08:17
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		24:21
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:10
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		23:56
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	1	0		22:28

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	23	22	1	.957	59:54	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	05:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Interference	2
2nd	07:32	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Holding	2
2nd	10:52	Colorado Avalanche	Serge Aubin	Roughing	2
2nd	10:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mikael Samuelsson	Roughing	2
3rd	02:31	Colorado Avalanche	Derek Morris	Holding the stick	2
3rd	06:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Slashing	2
3rd	07:20	Colorado Avalanche	Greg De Vries	High sticking	2
3rd	07:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	High sticking	2
3rd	13:33	Colorado Avalanche	Denis Smith	Roughing	2
3rd	17:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Richard Lintner	High sticking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Terry Gregson, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Mark Wheler
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Jamie Pushor, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Jan Hrdina, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Ville Nieminen, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Mike Keane, Steve Brule, Chris McAllister, Brad Larsen, Bryan Muir, Jeff Paul, Brian Willsie, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Charlie Stephens, Riku Hahl, Vaclav Nedorost

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Feb 20, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 1, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 1, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 1, 2003