Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Wednesday, January 7, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4–2 on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	23-47-8-4
at New Jersey Devils	2	43-25-12-2

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	1	4
New Jersey Devils	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	8	7	21
New Jersey Devils	8	10	15	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Eastwood (2)	Marc Bergevin (6), Eric Meloche (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 0
1st	19:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Bradley (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, NJD 0
2nd	07:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (9)	Dick Tarnstrom (14), Rico Fata (9)	Power play	PIT 3, NJD 0
2nd	15:42	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer (8)	Sergei Brylin (10), Jeff Friesen (10)	Power play	PIT 3, NJD 1
3rd	02:39	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (13)	Scott Gomez (20), Turner Stevenson (5)	Even strength	PIT 3, NJD 2
3rd	19:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Meloche (2)	Mike Eastwood (9)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, NJD 2

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	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Bradley	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:38
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	2	0	45%	19:31
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	1	100%	16:12
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	14:39
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	35.7%	14:47
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	35.7%	13:27
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		06:53
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		10:58
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		09:22
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:17
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	1	1	2	+2	4	1	0	1	0	50%	16:18
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:31
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		17:58
Number 6 M. Strbak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		18:39
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0		19:00
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:04
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		21:20
Number 55 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		23:38

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 I. Larionov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	09:51
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	33.3%	14:35
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	57.9%	17:37
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	0	0		17:18
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:26
Number 16 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	50%	09:32
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	17:37
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:19
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	14:30
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	0	0		11:26
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	100%	18:15
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:11
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		24:45
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		18:36
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		11:28
Number 25 D. Hale	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		14:06
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	1	0	1	-3	0	3	0	2	1		23:20
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		25:56

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	20	17	3	.850	59:08	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:08	New Jersey Devils	Mike Rupp	High sticking	2
1st	12:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tom Kostopoulos	Hooking	2
1st	13:28	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	17:32	New Jersey Devils	Erik Rasmussen	Charging	2
2nd	06:11	New Jersey Devils	Turner Stevenson	High sticking	2
2nd	09:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Meloche	High sticking	2
2nd	13:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Meloche	Slashing	2
2nd	19:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Slashing	2
3rd	08:42	New Jersey Devils	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Pierre Champoux
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kelly Buchberger, Mario Lemieux, Reid Simpson, Patrick Boileau, Nolan Baumgartner, Steve Webb, Dan Focht, Ramzi Abid, Rob Scuderi, Matt Hussey, Kris Beech, Matt Murley, Marc-Andre Fleury
New Jersey Devils scratches: Corey Schwab, Craig Darby, Jamie Langenbrunner, Raymond Giroux, Sean Brown, Rob Skrlac, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Aleksander Suglobov, Paul Martin, Tuomas Pihlman

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Oct 24, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Nov 21, 2003
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 27, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Jan 7, 2004
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 20, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Mar 17, 2004

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 7, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Jan 7, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 7, 2004
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 7, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 7, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 7, 2004