Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, December 19, 2002, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5–4 on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Anaheim Ducks	4	40-27-9-6
at Los Angeles Kings	5	33-37-6-6

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	1	0	3	4
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	9	3	10	22
Los Angeles Kings	11	15	10	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:20	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand (2)	Brad Norton (1)	Even strength	ANA 0, LAK 1
1st	15:13	Anaheim Ducks	Steve Rucchin (10)	Petr Sykora (9), Paul Kariya (18)	Power play	ANA 1, LAK 1
2nd	02:24	Los Angeles Kings	Craig Johnson (2)	Erik Rasmussen (8), Brad Chartrand (3)	Even strength	ANA 1, LAK 2
2nd	07:38	Los Angeles Kings	Alex Frolov (7)	Bryan Smolinski (13), Mattias Norstrom (3)	Even strength	ANA 1, LAK 3
3rd	02:29	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya (15)	Andy McDonald (10)	Even strength	ANA 2, LAK 3
3rd	06:07	Anaheim Ducks	Niclas Havelid (5)	Steve Rucchin (19), Adam Oates (10)	Power play	ANA 3, LAK 3
3rd	07:15	Anaheim Ducks	Stanislav Chistov (6)	Adam Oates (11), Mike Leclerc (14)	Power play	ANA 4, LAK 3
3rd	11:48	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand (3)	Jaroslav Modry (13), Ziggy Palffy (16)	Even strength	ANA 4, LAK 4
3rd	17:31	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (6)	Jason Allison (18), Ziggy Palffy (17)	Power play	ANA 4, LAK 5

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

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	1	1	2	-1	4	5	0	0		20:19
Number 10 J. Krog	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	10:03
Number 12 M. Leclerc	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0		17:27
Number 17 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:58
Number 18 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:21
Number 19 A. McDonald	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	70%	19:03
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	1	1	2	-2	0	3	0	1	72.2%	22:24
Number 21 D. Bylsma	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:36
Number 23 S. Chistov	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		02:42
Number 25 K. Sawyer	L	0	0	0	-1	10	0	1	0		04:56
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	45.5%	09:48
Number 39 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		15:37
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	23.5%	16:47
Number 2 F. Olausson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		20:21
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0		16:25
Number 7 P. Trnka	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:47
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1		29:15
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		22:52

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	36	31	5	.861	58:57	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	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		16:08
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	1	53.3%	22:37
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	25%	15:17
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0		14:26
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		14:15
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	46.2%	16:56
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	2	1	3	+3	0	3	1	0	66.7%	08:17
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	2	2	+1	2	6	1	0		23:48
Number 37 K. Brennan	L	0	0	0	+1	5	0	0	0		02:34
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	59.1%	23:05
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:10
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		21:29
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		22:44
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		15:41
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		10:16
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		23:17
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		24:49
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	1	1	+1	9	1	1	0		02:46

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	22	18	4	.818	60:00	Win

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:54	Anaheim Ducks	Vitaly Vishnevski	High sticking	2
1st	00:54	Anaheim Ducks	Vitaly Vishnevski	High sticking	2
1st	07:59	Anaheim Ducks	Kevin Sawyer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:59	Los Angeles Kings	Kip Brennan	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:44	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Elbowing	2
1st	14:37	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski	Cross checking	2
1st	15:29	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Tripping	2
1st	19:10	Anaheim Ducks	Fredrik Olausson	Holding	2
2nd	09:42	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Roughing	2
2nd	17:45	Anaheim Ducks	Kevin Sawyer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:45	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Norton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:22	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya	High sticking	2
2nd	18:22	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	20:00	Anaheim Ducks	Bench	Abusive language (bench minor)	2
3rd	04:23	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy	Holding	2
3rd	05:39	Los Angeles Kings	Craig Johnson	Boarding	2
3rd	17:05	Anaheim Ducks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Mike Babcock
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Randy Mitton
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Keith Carney, Rob Valicevic, Chris O'Sullivan, Ruslan Salei, Samuel Pahlsson, Mike Brown, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Cam Severson, Jonathan Hedstrom, Mike Commodore, Alexei Smirnov, Ilya Bryzgalov
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Chris Mcalpine, Aaron Miller, Derek Armstrong, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri

Every Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 16, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 29, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 22, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 4, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 19, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 9	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Calgary Flames 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 19, 2002