Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues

Thursday, March 6, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Savvis Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6–3 on Thursday, March 6, 2003 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Phoenix Coyotes	3	31-35-11-5
at St. Louis Blues	6	41-24-11-6

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	0	3	3
St. Louis Blues	3	0	3	6

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	5	6	8	19
St. Louis Blues	13	9	8	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:13	St. Louis Blues	Scott Mellanby (20)	Al MacInnis (41), Pavol Demitra (46)	Power play	PHX 0, STL 1
1st	14:22	St. Louis Blues	Cory Stillman (19)	Eric Boguniecki (23)	Even strength	PHX 0, STL 2
1st	18:06	St. Louis Blues	Scott Mellanby (21)	Cory Stillman (36), Pavol Demitra (47)	Power play	PHX 0, STL 3
3rd	01:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov (3)	Drake Berehowsky (1)	Power play	PHX 1, STL 3
3rd	02:58	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (17)	Ossi Vaananen (5), Ladislav Nagy (29)	Even strength	PHX 2, STL 3
3rd	05:13	St. Louis Blues	Scott Mellanby (22)	Al MacInnis (42)	Power play	PHX 2, STL 4
3rd	09:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow (17)	Ossi Vaananen (6), Mike Johnson (35)	Even strength	PHX 3, STL 4
3rd	10:32	St. Louis Blues	Scott Mellanby (23)	Alexander Khavanov (22), Pavol Demitra (48)	Power play	PHX 3, STL 5
3rd	18:49	St. Louis Blues	Martin Rucinsky (15)	Cory Stillman (37)	Shorthanded, Empty net	PHX 3, STL 6

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

Phoenix Coyotes 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 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	75%	15:39
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:30
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	48%	19:00
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:50
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	46.2%	13:20
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		15:35
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	12:51
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	15	2	2	0	0	62.5%	13:32
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		12:39
Number 32 B. May	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0		08:44
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	1	0	1	-1	7	1	2	0	1		09:05
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:06
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:35
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	2	2	+1	2	0	4	0	0		17:34
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	1	1	0	6	2	1	0	0		13:15
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:13
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		23:53
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		28:13

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	29	24	5	.828	59:38	Loss

St. Louis Blues 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 9 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:46
Number 10 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		16:02
Number 12 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	55%	13:55
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	60%	10:25
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	4	0	4	0	0	5	2	0	4		16:44
Number 22 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:19
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	75%	13:53
Number 33 E. Boguniecki	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:46
Number 34 R. Low	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	0	0		04:55
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	23.8%	19:29
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	2	3	+2	6	2	2	1	0	50%	19:51
Number 63 J. Papineau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	10:12
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	2	2	0	0	4	1	2	0		27:22
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		22:22
Number 27 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		20:51
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0		23:53
Number 37 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		14:11
Number 46 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		11:05

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. Sanford	19	16	3	.842	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Holding	2
1st	10:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	14:48	St. Louis Blues	Cory Stillman	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	17:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	18:27	St. Louis Blues	Jeff Finley	Holding	2
2nd	00:54	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Khavanov	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	05:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Roughing	2
2nd	08:04	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:04	St. Louis Blues	Reed Low	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Hooking	2
2nd	17:06	St. Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra	Tripping	2
2nd	19:30	St. Louis Blues	Cory Stillman	Hooking	2
3rd	02:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Elbowing (major)	5
3rd	02:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	02:26	St. Louis Blues	Cory Stillman	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	10:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	High sticking	2
3rd	10:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	High sticking	2
3rd	15:25	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	Interference	2
3rd	18:27	St. Louis Blues	Steve Martins	High sticking	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Tim Peel, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Vaughan Rody
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Scott Pellerin, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Deron Quint, Zac Bierk, Dan Focht, Paul Mara, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Ramzi Abid, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe, Darcy Hordichuk
St. Louis Blues scratches: Tom Barrasso, Steve Dubinsky, Keith Tkachuk, Doug Weight, Chris Pronger, Jamal Mayers, Eric Nickulas, Brent Johnson, Daniel Corso, Sergei Varlamov, Christian Backman, Mike Van Ryn, Matt Walker, Cody Rudkowsky, Reinhard Divis, Petr Cajanek, Tom Koivisto

Every Phoenix Coyotes and St. Louis Blues game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
St. Louis Blues 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 14, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 6, 2003
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
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, 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
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