Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

Thursday, March 20, 2003, 8:00 PM ET First Union Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Thursday, March 20, 2003 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	27-44-6-5
at Philadelphia Flyers	4	45-20-13-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	4	7	23
Philadelphia Flyers	13	11	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata (6)	Mathias Johansson (9)	Even strength	PIT 1, PHI 0
1st	04:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mathias Johansson (5)	Mario Lemieux (60), Dan Focht (1)	Power play	PIT 2, PHI 0
1st	09:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins (8)	Mark Recchi (29), John LeClair (7)	Even strength	PIT 2, PHI 1
2nd	12:01	Philadelphia Flyers	John LeClair (15)	Mark Recchi (30), Dmitry Yushkevich (10)	Even strength	PIT 2, PHI 2
3rd	07:06	Philadelphia Flyers	John LeClair (16)	Michal Handzus (20), Mark Recchi (31)	Power play	PIT 2, PHI 3
3rd	17:20	Philadelphia Flyers	Tony Amonte (17)	Eric Desjardins (23), Jeremy Roenick (27)	Even strength	PIT 2, PHI 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		10:40
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	47.6%	14:18
Number 19 R. Fata	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	21:33
Number 20 M. Johansson	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	1	56.3%	18:24
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		05:50
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	46.2%	12:11
Number 33 G. Lefebvre	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		18:56
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		09:31
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		07:22
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	44.4%	22:27
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	16:40
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25%	21:12
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:08
Number 4 D. Focht	D	0	1	1	-3	2	1	1	2	0		16:43
Number 6 R. Lintner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:01
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		19:16
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		18:42
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	0		17:14

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	32	28	4	.875	60:00	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 M. Recchi	R	0	3	3	+2	0	4	1	2	0		17:45
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	2	1	3	+2	0	4	1	0	1		17:15
Number 11 T. Amonte	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:39
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	11:49
Number 19 E. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:33
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		20:01
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	0	0	68.4%	19:02
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	53.8%	22:25
Number 39 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:04
Number 47 K. Law	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		01:36
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		13:12
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	27.3%	19:04
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0		21:21
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:13
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	3	0		19:16
Number 22 D. Yushkevich	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0		19:49
Number 28 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		14:37
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0		21:05

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:38	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Weinrich	Slashing	2
1st	15:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson	Interference	2
2nd	03:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Kirby Law	Boarding	2
2nd	07:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Focht	Hooking	2
2nd	12:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shawn Heins	Holding	2
2nd	15:52	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Hooking	2
3rd	00:39	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Weinrich	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	06:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Interference	2
3rd	12:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins	High sticking	2
3rd	15:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Stephane Auger, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc Bergevin, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Ramzi Abid, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, Joe Sacco, Jamie Wright, Tomi Kallio, Ian MacNeil, Radovan Somik, Todd Fedoruk, Andre Savage, Simon Gagne, Mike Siklenka, Jim Vandermeer, Justin Williams, Roman Cechmanek, Patrick Sharp, Dennis Seidenberg

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 27, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Mar 31, 2003

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Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
New York Islanders 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Washington Capitals 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 20, 2003