Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes

Sunday, December 15, 2002, 7:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings 2–1 on Sunday, December 15, 2002 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	1	33-37-6-6
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	31-35-11-5

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	0	1	1
Phoenix Coyotes	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	10	8	5	23
Phoenix Coyotes	12	5	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:03	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson (8)	Ladislav Nagy (14), Teppo Numminen (6)	Power play	LAK 0, PHX 1
3rd	05:05	Los Angeles Kings	Adam Deadmarsh (13)	Mattias Norstrom (2), Ziggy Palffy (15)	Even strength	LAK 1, PHX 1
3rd	12:57	Phoenix Coyotes	Branko Radivojevic (5)	Daniel Brière (15)	Even strength	LAK 1, PHX 2

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	50%	10:22
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	58.3%	16:21
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	15:43
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:14
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		11:59
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23.1%	15:20
Number 28 A. Deadmarsh	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		22:43
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	80%	06:01
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	100%	23:11
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	62.5%	23:08
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:36
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		26:12
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		18:44
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:16
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		25:42
Number 38 C. Mcalpine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:51
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		23:29
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		03:58

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	24	22	2	.917	58:46	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	55.6%	20:32
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	20:33
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	29.2%	22:26
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	1		22:09
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	08:30
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0	0		18:44
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28.6%	19:44
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0	69.2%	13:36
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:35
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		13:06
Number 34 R. Abid	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:52
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:20
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		13:57
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:38
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:16
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:17
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		26:05
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:39

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	23	22	1	.957	59:58	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:53	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	03:53	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	Holding	2
1st	06:28	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Allison	Roughing	2
1st	07:52	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski	Hooking	2
1st	17:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière	Roughing	2
1st	18:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Claude Lemieux	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	01:06	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski	Hooking	2
2nd	03:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Claude Lemieux	Holding	2
2nd	08:54	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Roughing	2
2nd	12:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	05:49	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	14:45	Los Angeles Kings	Jamie Storr	Roughing	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Tim Peel, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brian Mach
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Aaron Miller, Derek Armstrong, Ken Belanger, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Erik Rasmussen, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Lubomir Visnovsky
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Sean Burke, Brad May, Andrei Nazarov, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Deron Quint, Dan Focht, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe

Every Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Oct 9, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Dec 15, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Mar 31, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 15, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 15, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 15, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 15, 2002
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Dec 15, 2002