Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, October 28, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Monday, October 28, 2002 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals	2	39-29-8-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	17	11	14	42
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	7	4	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan (1)	Wayne Primeau (4)	Shorthanded	WSH 0, PIT 1
1st	13:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (2)	Aleksey Morozov (6), Mario Lemieux (15)	Power play	WSH 0, PIT 2
2nd	02:54	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (4)	Kip Miller (6), Ken Klee (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 2
2nd	12:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (5)	Dick Tarnstrom (7), Alex Kovalev (7)	Power play	WSH 1, PIT 3
2nd	19:53	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (2)	Sergei Gonchar (3), Kip Miller (7)	Even strength	WSH 2, PIT 3

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	72.2%	19:05
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+2	4	2	0	50%	13:21
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0		23:26
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	100%	13:56
Number 16 A. Salomonsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:09
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:57
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	45.8%	25:10
Number 21 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	07:06
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	66.7%	22:36
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:10
Number 41 M. Farrell	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		02:16
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	8	0		29:20
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0		10:04
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		14:50
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:53
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:04
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	0	0	9	0		16:06
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1		22:15

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. Billington	24	21	3	.875	58:54	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	17:21
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	09:49
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	39.1%	20:59
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		09:41
Number 19 V. Vujtek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:24
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:01
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	12:53
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	-2	4	3	0	0		24:54
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:15
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	-2	2	1	0	1	43.8%	15:56
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	1	50%	20:05
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	0		19:28
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:51
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:12
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:22
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:33
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:45
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0		25:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	42	40	2	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alexandre Daigle	Holding	2
1st	12:22	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Tripping	2
1st	13:55	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	14:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	14:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
1st	19:10	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:38	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Hooking	2
2nd	13:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Roughing	2
2nd	17:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Hooking	2
3rd	01:21	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Tripping	2
3rd	05:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Tripping	2
3rd	18:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Chris Lee, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Troy Sartison
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Brendan Witt, Colin Forbes, Jason Doig, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Stephen Peat, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Hans Jonsson, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Oct 28, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 3, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 5, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, October 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers, Mon, Oct 28, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Oct 28, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Mon, Oct 28, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Oct 28, 2002