Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, December 14, 2002, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, December 14, 2002 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	27-44-6-5
at Los Angeles Kings	3	33-37-6-6

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	0	0	2
Los Angeles Kings	0	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	6	4	1	17
Los Angeles Kings	5	16	7	5	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (17)	Mario Lemieux (38), Jan Hrdina (14)	Even strength	PIT 1, LAK 0
2nd	11:22	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (10)	Jason Allison (13), Mathieu Schneider (16)	Power play	PIT 1, LAK 1
2nd	12:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (12)	Mario Lemieux (39), Alex Kovalev (22)	Power play	PIT 2, LAK 1
3rd	08:28	Los Angeles Kings	Craig Johnson (1)	Eric Belanger (12), Bryan Smolinski (12)	Even strength	PIT 2, LAK 2
OT	04:22	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider (7)	Jason Allison (14), Ziggy Palffy (14)	Even strength	PIT 2, LAK 3

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

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	1	0	0		12:25
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:13
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.3%	15:46
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	40.9%	18:07
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	03:07
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:35
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:58
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	12:40
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	0		29:30
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	1	66.7%	23:37
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:05
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	28:09
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:30
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		23:50
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		07:44
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		29:43
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:51
Number 29 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		23:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	33	30	3	.909	64:22	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	0	0	2	0	0		09:50
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	12:43
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	55.6%	18:42
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	11:50
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		16:02
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:18
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	15:38
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		22:42
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1		22:40
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	48%	23:57
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:56
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		10:08
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0		25:51
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		24:01
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:24
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		27:32
Number 38 C. Mcalpine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:44
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		23:54

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	17	15	2	.882	64:22	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Holding	2
2nd	08:11	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Heinze	High sticking	2
2nd	09:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Tripping	2
2nd	12:10	Los Angeles Kings	Mikko Eloranta	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	14:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Tripping	2
2nd	19:20	Los Angeles Kings	Craig Johnson	Hooking obstruction	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Vaughan Rody
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Shean Donovan, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Dan Lacouture, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Tomas Surovy
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Aaron Miller, Derek Armstrong, Ken Belanger, Brad Norton, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Brad Chartrand, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Lubomir Visnovsky

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 25, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 14, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Washington Capitals 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 14, 2002