Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 21, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 2–0 on Saturday, December 21, 2002 at home.

Final score, Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Calgary Flames	0	29-36-13-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	27-44-6-5

Goals by period, Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Calgary Flames	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Calgary Flames	7	6	10	23
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	9	5	20

Every goal, Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna (1)	Milan Kraft (3), Alex Kovalev (23)	Power play	CGY 0, PIT 1
2nd	13:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (7)	Alex Kovalev (24), Mario Lemieux (40)	Power play	CGY 0, PIT 2

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

Calgary Flames skaters
Player	Position	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Yelle	C	0	2	0	26.3%	17:42
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	1	0	100%	22:43
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	0		17:56
Number 18 J. Wright	L	0	2	0		10:34
Number 19 O. Saprykin	L	2	1	0		12:08
Number 20 M. Johansson	C	0	1	0	66.7%	12:44
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	2	2	0	73.3%	14:56
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	2	0	50%	18:37
Number 24 B. Sloan	R	0	1	0		11:19
Number 26 S. Begin	L	0	1	0		14:50
Number 37 C. Drury	C	0	3	0	58.8%	22:14
Number 43 L. Kohn	R	2	2	0		08:43
Number 3 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0		18:01
Number 5 S. Montador	D	5	0	0		15:14
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0		19:01
Number 8 P. Buzek	D	0	2	0		16:39
Number 28 R. Regehr	D	2	1	1		18:10
Number 32 T. Lydman	D	0	1	0		25:24

Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Turek	20	18	2	.900	58:13	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:06
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	83.3%	12:37
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	38.9%	16:08
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:56
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	1	0	1	0	1	0	1		06:29
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	12:20
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	0	3	1	0		20:31
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		10:48
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	35.3%	19:13
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:58
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	50%	22:22
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	0	3	0	1		19:58
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:27
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:58
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:53
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:49
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:51
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:15

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	23	23	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:40	Calgary Flames	Oleg Saprykin	Closing hand on puck	2
1st	11:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jamie Pushor	Hooking	2
1st	17:31	Calgary Flames	Craig Conroy	Hooking	2
2nd	06:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Hooking	2
2nd	10:26	Calgary Flames	Robyn Regehr	Tripping	2
2nd	13:12	Calgary Flames	Ladislav Kohn	Holding	2
2nd	17:42	Calgary Flames	Steve Montador	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc Bergevin	Interference	2
3rd	03:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Holding obstruction	2

Calgary Flames head coach: Al MacNeil
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Michael McGeough, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Andy McElman
Calgary Flames scratches: Craig Berube, Dave Lowry, Rob Niedermayer, Rick Mrozik, Scott Nichol, Robert Dome, Blair Betts, Dany Sabourin, Jordan Leopold, Levente Szuper, Micki Dupont, Chuck Kobasew
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

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Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 21, 2002