Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, March 23, 2003, 3:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks tied 1–1 on Sunday, March 23, 2003.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5
at Chicago Blackhawks	1	30-33-13-6

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	0	1
Chicago Blackhawks	1	0	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	8	12	1	28
Chicago Blackhawks	13	10	6	5	34

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (19)	Andrei Nikolishin (13), Nathan Dempsey (21)	Even strength	PIT 0, CHI 1
1st	17:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Meloche (2)	Mario Lemieux (61), Guillaume Lefebvre (3)	Even strength	PIT 1, CHI 1

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	0	0	2	1	0		09:43
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	40%	19:38
Number 19 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	1		17:35
Number 20 M. Johansson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	35.7%	18:08
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		05:50
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	09:36
Number 33 G. Lefebvre	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		24:53
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	11:24
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:31
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	45.5%	24:58
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		17:24
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:58
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		21:24
Number 4 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	1		20:14
Number 6 R. Lintner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		19:13
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		22:03
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1		24:21
Number 57 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		16:03

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	34	33	1	.971	65:00	T

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	60%	18:47
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	63.6%	19:55
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	40%	16:24
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		05:39
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-1	0	7	0	0		17:18
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	56.3%	11:53
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	6	0	100%	22:10
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	14:36
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	13:07
Number 50 I. Radulov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		15:36
Number 55 E. Daze	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0		20:22
Number 4 S. Helenius	D	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	1		10:07
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:28
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2		24:57
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		27:10
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:23
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		26:31
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	2		23:55

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Anderson	28	27	1	.964	65:00	T

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:52	Chicago Blackhawks	Sami Helenius	Cross checking	2
1st	09:44	Chicago Blackhawks	Sami Helenius	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Tripping	2
1st	12:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	16:07	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Focht	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival	High sticking	2
2nd	03:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Focht	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	05:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Sami Helenius	Slashing	2
OT	04:19	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Poapst	Hooking obstruction	2
OT	04:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata	Roughing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Don Koharski, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Greg Devorski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc Bergevin, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Joel Bouchard, Alexandre Daigle, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Jan Hrdina, Matt Bradley, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Ramzi Abid, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Todd Gill, Phil Housley, Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Peter White, Igor Korolev, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Michael Leighton

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 23, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 23, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 23, 2003
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Mar 23, 2003
Washington Capitals 0 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 23, 2003