Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

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

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on Saturday, November 30, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	3	36-31-11-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	27-44-6-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	11	8	28
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	9	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:59	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (12)	P.J. Axelsson (7), Mike Knuble (12)	Even strength	BOS 1, PIT 0
2nd	05:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference (1)	Alex Kovalev (17), Mario Lemieux (35)	Power play	BOS 1, PIT 1
2nd	13:38	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (13)	Sergei Samsonov (5), Glen Murray (14)	Even strength	BOS 2, PIT 1
3rd	02:02	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (3)	Bryan Berard (7), Jonathan Girard (6)	Even strength	BOS 3, PIT 1
3rd	04:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (11)	Alex Kovalev (18), Janne Laukkanen (3)	Power play	BOS 3, PIT 2

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		12:26
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	33.3%	18:09
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0		20:28
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	14:58
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:47
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	2	0	2	+3	0	3	0	28.6%	24:20
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	10	2	0		11:03
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		10:59
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0		22:45
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		13:39
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	04:58
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:39
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:21
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		25:46
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		13:05
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0		19:24
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		24:33
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		16:21

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	26	24	2	.923	59:53	Win

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	-2	2	1	0	0		16:32
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		05:59
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	68.8%	18:09
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	71.4%	08:51
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:13
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:28
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	-1	0	4	1	0		27:45
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:46
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	65%	18:01
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:24
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	0	61.1%	27:00
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		20:18
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:56
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		18:38
Number 7 A. Ference	D	1	0	1	-1	17	2	0	1		14:34
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:49
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		25:26
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:19

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	28	25	3	.893	58:51	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:43	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Hooking	2
2nd	08:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	High sticking	2
2nd	10:49	Boston Bruins	Ivan Huml	Holding	2
2nd	16:18	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Interference	2
2nd	19:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville	Slashing	2
3rd	01:25	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Boarding (major)	5
3rd	01:25	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Instigator	2
3rd	01:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Slashing	2
3rd	11:48	Boston Bruins	Ivan Huml	High sticking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Bill McCreary, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Stephane Provost
Boston Bruins scratches: Marty Mcinnis, Martin Lapointe, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Shean Donovan, Dick Tarnstrom, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 13, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 8, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 30, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
New Jersey Devils 5 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 30, 2002