Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes

Monday, March 31, 2003, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 in overtime on Monday, March 31, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	5	33-37-6-6
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	31-35-11-5

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Los Angeles Kings	2	0	2	1	5
Phoenix Coyotes	1	0	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Los Angeles Kings	10	6	9	2	27
Phoenix Coyotes	10	9	13	1	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:58	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Mara (8)	Jan Hrdina (26), Ladislav Nagy (34)	Even strength	LAK 0, PHX 1
1st	18:34	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (34)	Steve Kelly (3), Joe Corvo (5)	Even strength	LAK 1, PHX 1
1st	19:48	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger (13)	Ian Laperriere (12)	Even strength	LAK 2, PHX 1
3rd	03:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson (22)	Ladislav Nagy (35), Jan Hrdina (27)	Even strength	LAK 2, PHX 2
3rd	08:48	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (35)	Jaroslav Modry (24)	Even strength	LAK 3, PHX 2
3rd	10:17	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere (6)	Eric Belanger (18), Tomas Zizka (3)	Even strength	LAK 4, PHX 2
3rd	14:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Ranheim (3)	Shane Doan (35), Danny Markov (16)	Even strength	LAK 4, PHX 3
3rd	17:37	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson (23)	Shane Doan (36), Daymond Langkow (30)	Power play	LAK 4, PHX 4
OT	01:42	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Kelly (2)	Joe Corvo (6), Mattias Norstrom (6)	Even strength	LAK 5, PHX 4

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Kelly	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	40%	11:53
Number 19 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	+2	7	1	2	0		13:04
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1	80%	18:55
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:52
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	1	2	50%	18:43
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	50%	12:05
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	16:42
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	2	0	2	+2	0	5	1	0		22:57
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	50%	11:47
Number 43 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	-2	5	2	1	0		09:47
Number 49 R. Flinn	L	0	0	0	0	7	3	1	0		07:49
Number 52 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	6	1	6	0	27.3%	11:35
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		19:14
Number 5 T. Zizka	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		17:07
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	3		22:19
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		22:33
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	2	2	0	0	3	2	0		19:53
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1		22:14

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Huet	33	29	4	.879	61:39	Win

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	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0	50%	18:28
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	2	0	2	-1	2	5	2	0	1		19:33
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	45.5%	12:01
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	2	2	0	12	2	0	0	0		16:55
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:48
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0		18:04
Number 24 J. Hrdina	C	0	2	2	+1	2	1	4	0	0	68.4%	18:41
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	-2	5	1	1	0	0		18:24
Number 38 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:40
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		05:48
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	1	0	68.4%	19:18
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:46
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0		18:26
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		08:06
Number 23 P. Mara	D	1	0	1	0	5	2	1	0	0		17:22
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		22:51
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		13:54
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	5	2	0		26:08

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	27	22	5	.815	61:38	Loss

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:01	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Flinn	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:22	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger	Tripping	2
1st	11:01	Los Angeles Kings	Jon Sim	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Mara	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Slashing	2
1st	17:32	Los Angeles Kings	Jerred Smithson	Roughing	2
1st	17:32	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad Ference	Roughing	2
2nd	06:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Jan Hrdina	Interference	2
2nd	11:53	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery	Charging	2
2nd	15:08	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Flinn	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	19:14	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Branko Radivojevic	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:04	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Hooking	2
3rd	10:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Chris Gratton	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:30	Los Angeles Kings	Jerred Smithson	Charging	2
3rd	16:30	Los Angeles Kings	Jerred Smithson	Roughing	2
3rd	16:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Roughing	2
3rd	16:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Rob Martell, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Troy Sartison
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Craig Johnson, Chris Mcalpine, Felix Potvin, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Brad Norton, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Travis Scott, Maxim Kuznetsov, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Erik Rasmussen, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Sean Burke, Brian Savage, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Deron Quint, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe

Every Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Oct 9, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Dec 15, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Mar 31, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, March 31, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 5 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Calgary Flames 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 31, 2003