Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Detroit Red Wings	5	48-20-10-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	1	3	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	10	8	9	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	12	3	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (17)	Tomas Surovy (5), Eric Meloche (1)	Even strength	DET 0, PIT 1
1st	08:41	Detroit Red Wings	Darren McCarty (13)	Nicklas Lidstrom (43), Kirk Maltby (22)	Even strength	DET 1, PIT 1
2nd	08:38	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan (29)	Sergei Fedorov (41), Mathieu Dandenault (12)	Even strength	DET 2, PIT 1
3rd	01:08	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov (29)	Steve Yzerman (5), Brendan Shanahan (34)	Even strength	DET 3, PIT 1
3rd	03:57	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov (30)	Tomas Holmstrom (15), Brendan Shanahan (35)	Power play	DET 4, PIT 1
3rd	10:37	Detroit Red Wings	Luc Robitaille (9)	Igor Larionov (26), Tomas Holmstrom (16)	Even strength	DET 5, PIT 1

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

Detroit Red Wings 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 I. Larionov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	10:26
Number 11 M. Dandenault	R	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	1	0		21:08
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	64.3%	14:33
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	1	2	3	+2	2	3	0	2	0	100%	16:18
Number 17 B. Hull	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		16:51
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:51
Number 19 S. Yzerman	C	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	14:03
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:01
Number 25 D. McCarty	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	75%	13:28
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0	60%	16:48
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	16:41
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	2	1	3	+2	0	5	1	0	1	53.3%	16:46
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:29
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	2	0		22:52
Number 15 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:43
Number 23 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		21:45
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		22:28
Number 55 D. Bykov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		15:36

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	27	26	1	.963	59:56	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		06:11
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	48%	20:51
Number 19 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	16:35
Number 20 M. Johansson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	17:01
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		06:12
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	42.9%	08:25
Number 33 G. Lefebvre	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		19:13
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0		18:26
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		16:33
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0		18:09
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	66.7%	16:58
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	14.3%	20:09
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:27
Number 4 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		14:47
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3		14:54
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		20:48
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		24:16
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		20:18

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	27	22	5	.815	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:42	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	14:24	Detroit Red Wings	Dmitri Bykov	Tripping	2
2nd	17:45	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	02:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Holding stick obstruction	2
3rd	07:30	Detroit Red Wings	Steve Yzerman	Hooking	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Dave Lewis
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Dean Morton, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Danny McCourt
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Marc Lamothe, Patrick Boileau, Stacy Roest, Boyd Devereaux, Jesse Wallin, Jiri Fischer, Jason Williams
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc Bergevin, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Matt Bradley, Richard Lintner, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Ramzi Abid, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik

Every Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Oct 25, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 18, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
Ottawa Senators 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
New York Islanders 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 4 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 18, 2003