Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	1	36-31-11-4
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	31-35-11-5

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	0	1
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	11	12	6	29
Phoenix Coyotes	7	10	11	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:13	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen (4)	Ladislav Nagy (31), Daymond Langkow (29)	Even strength	BOS 0, PHX 1
2nd	00:19	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy (21)	Ossi Vaananen (7)	Even strength	BOS 0, PHX 2
2nd	18:20	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (24)	Brian Rolston (30), Joe Thornton (56)	Power play	BOS 1, PHX 2

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

Boston Bruins 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 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		18:23
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	19:30
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	57.9%	20:06
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	41.7%	18:19
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	06:28
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	-2	4	2	0	1	0	42.1%	20:52
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:32
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	100%	18:35
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	1	0		22:51
Number 33 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		01:18
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:01
Number 6 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	3	0		15:35
Number 18 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		16:51
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		26:17
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		18:07
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		14:29
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:46
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	-2	5	1	3	0	0		18:50

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	28	26	2	.929	58:55	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	1	1	+2	5	2	2	0	52.2%	19:28
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		19:39
Number 14 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:39
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	25%	08:27
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	1	1	2	+2	4	3	0	0		16:56
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	50%	16:51
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	36.8%	20:25
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	17:44
Number 38 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:27
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		05:02
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		17:03
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	75%	17:08
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		17:33
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1		19:58
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		15:08
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0		23:07
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		19:27
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3		20:45

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	29	28	1	.966	59:47	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:23	Boston Bruins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:23	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:33	Phoenix Coyotes	Scott Pellerin	Hooking	2
2nd	04:19	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Hooking	2
2nd	10:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Roughing	2
2nd	16:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Brian Savage	Kneeing	2
3rd	02:40	Boston Bruins	Dan Mcgillis	Interference	2
3rd	09:19	Boston Bruins	Don Sweeney	Interference	2
3rd	17:18	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	17:18	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	17:18	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Sean Burke	Goalie leave crease	2
3rd	17:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Cross checking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Mark Wheler
Boston Bruins scratches: Jeff Hackett, Rich Brennan, Brantt Myhres, Michal Grosek, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, Sean Brown, Sergei Samsonov, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Deron Quint, Zac Bierk, Paul Mara, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos

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