Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, November 2, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Saturday, November 2, 2002 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	36-25-16-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	2	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	11	10	29
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	6	11	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (9)	Mario Lemieux (18), Dick Tarnstrom (9)	Power play	TBL 0, PIT 1
1st	17:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (10)	Mario Lemieux (19), Aleksey Morozov (8)	Power play	TBL 0, PIT 2
2nd	06:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (5)	Vincent Lecavalier (7), Sheldon Keefe (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 2
3rd	03:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (4)	Mario Lemieux (20), Aleksey Morozov (9)	Power play	TBL 1, PIT 3
3rd	08:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (8)	Andre Roy (2), Brad Richards (8)	Even strength	TBL 2, PIT 3
3rd	16:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (9)	Brad Richards (9), Andre Roy (3)	Even strength	TBL 3, PIT 3
3rd	16:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville (1)	Jan Hrdina (6), Marc Bergevin (1)	Even strength	TBL 3, PIT 4
3rd	19:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (7)	Alex Kovalev (8)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 3, PIT 5

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	17.6%	21:27
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	06:33
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		10:37
Number 18 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:00
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	50%	18:44
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	50%	18:42
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	75%	10:28
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	2	0	2	+1	2	4	0		21:36
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	11:36
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		19:20
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0		15:09
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1		14:16
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		18:15
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		17:27
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0		19:54
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:58
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		22:01
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1		17:41

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	24	20	4	.833	58:52	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	0	1	0	0		19:13
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:49
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	02:51
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0	59.1%	20:27
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		09:22
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		02:45
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	75%	12:27
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	2	1	3	-1	2	5	0	2		25:45
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:12
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1	52.9%	17:19
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	3	4	-1	0	7	0	0	58.3%	25:41
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	0		20:26
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:59
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:25
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		22:07
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:59
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:23
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0		25:52

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	13:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	High sticking	2
1st	13:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	High sticking	2
1st	14:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Interference	2
1st	15:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
2nd	16:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
3rd	02:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Holding the stick	2
3rd	02:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jimmie Olvestad	Holding	2
3rd	03:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Roughing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Paul Devorski, Bob Langdon
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ray Scapinello
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Brian Holzinger, Nolan Pratt, Chris Dingman, Ben Clymer, Nikita Alexeev
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Shean Donovan, Hans Jonsson, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 19, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 8, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Jan 17, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 2, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
St. Louis Blues 6 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 2, 2002