Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings

Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 on Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Phoenix Coyotes	1	31-35-11-5
at Los Angeles Kings	4	33-37-6-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	9	8	9	26
Los Angeles Kings	14	13	6	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:32	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger (1)	Mathieu Schneider (1), Bryan Smolinski (1)	Even strength	PHX 0, LAK 1
2nd	12:06	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (1)	Jason Allison (1), Jaroslav Modry (1)	Power play	PHX 0, LAK 2
2nd	18:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Danny Markov (1)	Mike Johnson (1), Daymond Langkow (1)	Even strength	PHX 1, LAK 2
3rd	09:32	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider (1)	Jason Allison (2), Ziggy Palffy (1)	Power play	PHX 1, LAK 3
3rd	10:04	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere (1)	Mikko Eloranta (1), Brad Chartrand (1)	Even strength	PHX 1, LAK 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	43.8%	17:29
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	19:24
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	47.8%	21:39
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		18:49
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	09:16
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		15:54
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		17:57
Number 21 J. Jaspers	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	07:50
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	50%	14:52
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1		09:58
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		09:28
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	9	0	0		07:37
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0		15:36
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		16:49
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		15:36
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		19:07
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		23:17
Number 55 D. Markov	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	0		24:41

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	33	29	4	.879	60:00	Loss

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	16.7%	10:41
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	28.6%	16:59
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		11:13
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		12:45
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		13:16
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	80%	17:00
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	50%	15:43
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	55.6%	11:01
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1		20:11
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	52%	20:23
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		09:22
Number 58 D. Bekar	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		09:33
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		18:38
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	1	1	2	+2	2	7	0	1		22:48
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		19:58
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		18:07
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		26:47
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	+2	5	0	1	0		13:31

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	26	25	1	.962	59:51	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Danny Markov	Hooking	2
1st	08:23	Los Angeles Kings	Adam Deadmarsh	Tripping	2
1st	12:36	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	17:58	Phoenix Coyotes	Sean Burke	Interference	2
2nd	10:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Kelly Buchberger	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	14:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	High sticking	2
2nd	18:53	Los Angeles Kings	Adam Deadmarsh	Interference	2
3rd	01:51	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	Holding the stick	2
3rd	05:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
3rd	07:03	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Bekar	Interference	2
3rd	09:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	13:50	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider	Hooking	2
3rd	18:10	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Roughing	2
3rd	18:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Troy Sartison
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Brad May, Brian Savage, Dan Focht, Ramzi Abid, Martin Grenier, Krys Kolanos, Darcy Hordichuk
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Chris Mcalpine, Aaron Miller, Derek Armstrong, Ken Belanger, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Scott Barney, Joe Corvo, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri, Jaroslav Bednar

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings 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 Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Oct 9, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Oct 9, 2002