Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, March 6, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 on Thursday, March 6, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	22-43-11-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	0	27-44-6-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	11	5	9	25
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	14	5	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (25)	Ron Francis (26)	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 0
2nd	14:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (26)	Sean Hill (20), Ryan Bayda (6)	Power play	CAR 2, PIT 0
2nd	17:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Bruno St. Jacques (1)	Craig Adams (6)	Even strength	CAR 3, PIT 0
3rd	05:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (7)	Craig MacDonald (2), Craig Adams (7)	Even strength	CAR 4, PIT 0

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

Carolina Hurricanes 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 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	70%	19:59
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:00
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	1	0	0	50%	10:44
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:45
Number 14 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0	52.6%	17:19
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	0	0		14:45
Number 37 T. Kurka	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:19
Number 46 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	06:10
Number 47 R. Bayda	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:05
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	63.6%	16:27
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1	38.5%	21:00
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		17:47
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		18:30
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		20:39
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1	0		19:37
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		25:19
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		14:48
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	0	0		05:17

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	21	21	0	1.000	59:57	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	-1	39	1	0	0		09:11
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	1	0	47.4%	12:56
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	4	0	3	0	25%	08:39
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	1	0		11:29
Number 19 R. Fata	L	-2	2	3	0	0	100%	20:33
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	-1	0	0	0	0	70%	11:26
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	27	0	0	0		08:25
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	4	1	1	1		11:50
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	-1	0	2	0	0		16:33
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	-2	0	4	0	0	36.4%	20:15
Number 82 M. Straka	C	-2	0	1	0	0		20:10
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	4	0		16:49
Number 6 R. Lintner	D	-1	0	3	2	2		23:16
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	-2	0	0	0	3		16:54
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	3	2	1		12:22
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	-1	0	0	0	3		18:19
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	-2	0	2	0	1		21:39
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	1	2	2		16:58

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	9	8	1	.889	20:00
Number 31 S. Caron	16	13	3	.813	40:00	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech	Tripping	2
1st	12:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata	Roughing	2
2nd	04:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	Charging	2
2nd	10:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Diving	2
2nd	10:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech	Hooking	2
2nd	13:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville	Roughing	2
2nd	13:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville	Roughing	2
2nd	17:42	Carolina Hurricanes	David Tanabe	Holding	2
3rd	02:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
3rd	07:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Instigator	2
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Instigator	2
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	07:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Paul Devorski, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Barton
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Steven Halko, Mike Watt, Jan Hlavac, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Harold Druken, Jeff Heerema, Patrick Desrochers, Erik Cole, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Pavel Brendl, Damian Surma, Niclas Wallin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Jan Hrdina, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Mikael Samuelsson, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 2, 2003

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Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 6, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 6, 2003