New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, December 19, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Thursday, December 19, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New Jersey Devils	3	46-20-10-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	1	2	0	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	9	13	12	34
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	4	7	16

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (1)	Wayne Primeau (5), Ville Nieminen (7)	Even strength	NJD 0, PIT 1
1st	12:55	New Jersey Devils	Joe Nieuwendyk (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 1
2nd	04:04	New Jersey Devils	Oleg Tverdovsky (3)	Joe Nieuwendyk (11)	Even strength	NJD 2, PIT 1
2nd	10:47	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (7)	Jeff Friesen (9), John Madden (10)	Even strength	NJD 3, PIT 1

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Bicek	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:57
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	50%	21:32
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		12:48
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0		11:55
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:22
Number 17 C. Berglund	L	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0		10:52
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:38
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:59
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	62.5%	14:31
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1		11:14
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	66.7%	11:53
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	27.3%	16:11
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		25:35
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0		19:28
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:56
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		12:58
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		24:40
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		23:33

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	16	15	1	.938	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	1	1	0	0	0	0		14:42
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	25%	15:40
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	50%	17:19
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	62.5%	07:42
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:52
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14.3%	11:00
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		21:28
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	100%	05:13
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	53.8%	22:20
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		13:48
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	71.4%	24:03
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		22:07
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0		20:45
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		22:24
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		17:08
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		17:29
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		19:50
Number 29 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		15:52

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	34	31	3	.912	58:20	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Tripping	2
1st	18:14	New Jersey Devils	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	01:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	Tripping	2
2nd	14:17	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer	Interference	2
3rd	05:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Moran	Holding	2
3rd	20:00	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer	Tripping	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Andy McElman
New Jersey Devils scratches: Ken Daneyko, Jim McKenzie, Craig Darby, Stephen Guolla, Raymond Giroux, Scott Clemmensen, Mike Rupp, Mikko Jokela, Michael Danton
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Shean Donovan, Hans Jonsson, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Tomas Surovy

Every New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 21, 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
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
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002