New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

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

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Saturday, December 7, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Islanders	6	35-34-11-2
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	2	2	2	6
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	10	4	12	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	5	8	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:10	New York Islanders	Michael Peca (1)	Brad Isbister (7), Arron Asham (5)	Even strength	NYI 1, PIT 0
1st	06:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson (1)	Martin Straka (6), Andrew Ference (2)	Even strength	NYI 1, PIT 1
1st	10:25	New York Islanders	Jason Wiemer (5)	Jason Blake (10), Dave Scatchard (8)	Even strength	NYI 2, PIT 1
1st	12:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (13)	Martin Straka (7), Janne Laukkanen (5)	Even strength	NYI 2, PIT 2
2nd	07:50	New York Islanders	Michael Peca (2)	Arron Asham (6), Brad Isbister (8)	Even strength	NYI 3, PIT 2
2nd	14:25	New York Islanders	Mark Parrish (8)	Brad Isbister (9), Alexei Yashin (16)	Even strength	NYI 4, PIT 2
3rd	10:30	New York Islanders	Brad Isbister (9)	Kenny Jonsson (7), Michael Peca (5)	Power play	NYI 5, PIT 2
3rd	11:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (6)	Janne Laukkanen (6)	Even strength	NYI 5, PIT 3
3rd	18:08	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (6)	Jason Wiemer (5), Dave Scatchard (9)	Even strength	NYI 6, PIT 3

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	28.6%	09:56
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	63.6%	11:03
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	1	3	4	+2	0	2	0	1		14:18
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	19:17
Number 20 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		05:58
Number 27 M. Peca	C	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	17:30
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0		13:25
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		16:02
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	50%	15:50
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0		11:46
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0		14:40
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	17:48
Number 2 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		12:41
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		28:31
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0		24:49
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:56
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		27:37
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:19

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 G. Snow	22	19	3	.864	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	18:41
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0		10:30
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	83.3%	18:00
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	41.7%	10:27
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	58.3%	12:28
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:50
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	100%	14:11
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	68.8%	18:43
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		11:59
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	33.3%	22:11
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0		21:05
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		20:48
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		16:03
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0		16:07
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		22:05
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1		18:13
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0		19:04
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		18:06

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	26	20	6	.769	60:00	Loss

Penalties, New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	Roughing	2
1st	16:00	New York Islanders	Arron Asham	Holding	2
2nd	00:52	New York Islanders	Jason Blake	Hooking	2
2nd	02:14	New York Islanders	Mattias Timander	Tripping	2
2nd	10:55	New York Islanders	Radek Martinek	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:44	New York Islanders	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
2nd	15:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Tripping	2
3rd	02:29	New York Islanders	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	08:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Hooking	2
3rd	09:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	High sticking	2

New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Shane Heyer, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik
New York Islanders scratches: Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Alain Nasreddine, Alan Letang, Sven Butenschon, Ray Schultz, Trent Hunter, Mattias Weinhandl, Justin Mapletoft, Eric Godard, Rick DiPietro, Raffi Torres, Tomi Pettinen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Alex Kovalev, Vladimir Vujtek, Mike Wilson, Shean Donovan, Dick Tarnstrom, Dan Lacouture, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 16, 2002
New York Islanders 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 7, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
New Jersey Devils 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 7, 2002
Nashville Predators 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 7, 2002