Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Friday, March 21, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Friday, March 21, 2003 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5
at New Jersey Devils	3	46-20-10-6

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	1	1
New Jersey Devils	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	6	9	24
New Jersey Devils	20	14	8	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:28	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (22)	Scott Gomez (35), Brian Gionta (9)	Even strength	PIT 0, NJD 1
1st	05:50	New Jersey Devils	Jim McKenzie (4)	Scott Niedermayer (24), Pascal Rheaume (10)	Even strength	PIT 0, NJD 2
3rd	10:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata (7)	Mathias Johansson (10), Richard Lintner (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 2
3rd	12:57	New Jersey Devils	Pascal Rheaume (6)	Turner Stevenson (11), Patrik Elias (28)	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		04:30
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	2	47.1%	16:07
Number 19 R. Fata	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	3	33.3%	23:42
Number 20 M. Johansson	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	40%	21:34
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		01:00
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	50%	08:19
Number 33 G. Lefebvre	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		17:15
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		11:57
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	100%	15:28
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	62.5%	19:20
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		14:53
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1		22:33
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		18:28
Number 4 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		21:04
Number 6 R. Lintner	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		17:30
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		18:17
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		22:43
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		16:21

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	42	39	3	.929	59:05	Loss

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Bicek	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:30
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	44%	17:00
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		17:47
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		16:19
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:24
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		06:23
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:08
Number 21 P. Rheaume	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	62.5%	09:31
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	16:04
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	100%	08:25
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	63.2%	16:31
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1		17:49
Number 2 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		15:58
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		22:02
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	4		19:58
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		14:02
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		24:12
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2		23:58

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Schwab	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:15	New Jersey Devils	Jeff Friesen	Slashing	2
1st	13:53	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Interference	2
2nd	07:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mikael Samuelsson	High sticking	2
2nd	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Richard Lintner	High sticking	2
2nd	14:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Holzinger	High sticking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Ray Scapinello
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc Bergevin, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Jan Hrdina, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Ramzi Abid, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Ken Daneyko, Craig Darby, Grant Marshall, Sergei Brylin, Stephen Guolla, Raymond Giroux, Scott Clemmensen, Mike Rupp, Christian Berglund, Ari Ahonen, Michael Danton

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 21, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, March 21, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 21, 2003
Minnesota Wild 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 21, 2003
Boston Bruins 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 21, 2003