Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Phoenix Coyotes	3	31-35-11-5
at Edmonton Oilers	4	36-26-11-9

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	1	3
Edmonton Oilers	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	11	11	12	34
Edmonton Oilers	12	8	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:03	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky (6)	Ryan Smyth (32), Scott Ferguson (5)	Even strength	PHX 0, EDM 1
1st	14:50	Edmonton Oilers	Radek Dvorak (8)	Mike York (29), Mike Comrie (26)	Even strength	PHX 0, EDM 2
1st	18:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Deron Quint (7)	Branko Radivojevic (14)	Even strength	PHX 1, EDM 2
2nd	02:17	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson (3)	Ales Hemsky (21), Ryan Smyth (33)	Even strength	PHX 1, EDM 3
2nd	18:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow (19)	Mike Johnson (39), Shane Doan (33)	Power play	PHX 2, EDM 3
3rd	02:55	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeff Taffe (3)	Kelly Buchberger (9), Todd Simpson (7)	Even strength	PHX 3, EDM 3
3rd	06:09	Edmonton Oilers	Mike York (22)	Cory Cross (6), Radek Dvorak (25)	Power play	PHX 3, EDM 4

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

Phoenix Coyotes 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 11 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	1	26.7%	24:59
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0		23:52
Number 14 J. Taffe	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		11:17
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	42.1%	13:05
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	22:48
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:12
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	0	16.7%	16:37
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		15:09
Number 38 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		10:33
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		08:32
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0	0	62.5%	10:38
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:30
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		15:29
Number 7 D. Quint	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		12:39
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		17:08
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		23:06
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		13:05
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0		24:39

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 Z. Bierk	26	22	4	.846	58:46	Loss

Edmonton Oilers 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 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	63.6%	12:31
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		10:18
Number 16 M. York	L	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	1	1	50%	16:32
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		14:54
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	70.4%	18:12
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	0	0		15:28
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0	61.9%	18:18
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		10:52
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:08
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0	0		14:15
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0	50%	13:06
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	15:56
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		24:09
Number 5 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		19:10
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		22:47
Number 23 C. Cross	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	0		15:27
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		24:28
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	1	1	2	+2	5	2	0	0	0		11:13

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	34	31	3	.912	59:58	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:00	Edmonton Oilers	Cory Cross	High sticking	2
1st	11:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Interference	2
2nd	04:42	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Hooking	2
2nd	12:09	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:48	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:10	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	High sticking	2
3rd	04:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Ference	Tripping	2
3rd	07:21	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	High sticking	2
3rd	18:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Hooking	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Brad Meier, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Troy Sartison
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Sean Burke, Brian Savage, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Radoslav Suchy, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jiri Dopita, Brian Swanson, Daniel Cleary, Jason Chimera, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Jarret Stoll, Ty Conklin, Kari Haakana, Ales Pisa, Marc-Andre Bergeron

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Jan 24, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 26, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 26, 2003