Buffalo Sabres
at
Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 23, 2002 · Mellon Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 19 | |
| 5 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:50 | BUF | J-P Dumont (7) | Norman Milley (1), Chris Gratton (17) | 1 - 0 |
| 04:50 | PIT | Milan Kraft (2) | Michal Sivek (1), Alex Kovalev (25) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 13:28 | BUF | Ales Kotalik (5) PP | James Patrick (7), Brian Campbell (5) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:09 | PIT | Alex Kovalev (18) | Mario Lemieux (41) | 2 - 2 |
| 13:10 | PIT | Mario Lemieux (17) | Unassisted | 2 - 3 |
| 16:02 | PIT | Alex Kovalev (19) | Martin Straka (8), Mario Lemieux (42) | 2 - 4 |
| 17:11 | PIT | Martin Straka (8) | Mario Lemieux (43) | 2 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:30 | BUF | Chris Gratton | Fighting | 5 |
| 08:30 | BUF | Dmitri Kalinin | Hooking | 2 |
| 08:30 | PIT | Wayne Primeau | Fighting | 5 |
| 13:04 | BUF | James Patrick | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:50 | PIT | Ville Nieminen | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:33 | PIT | Wayne Primeau | Interference | 2 |
| 13:06 | PIT | Andrew Ference | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:00 | PIT | Ville Nieminen | High sticking | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:09 | |
| 71 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:17 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21:01 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:48 | |
| 51 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:22 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17:43 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:03 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:36 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:52 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:24 | |
| 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | |
| 36 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:43 | |
| 37 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:50 | |
| 45 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | |
| 74 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:51 | |
| 77 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:54 | |
| 81 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:50 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | 60:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21:42 | |
| 27 | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:52 | |
| 82 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:53 | |
| 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:34 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:55 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | |
| 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:44 | |
| 10 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | |
| 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15:10 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:50 | |
| 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:56 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:18 | |
| 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | |
| 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:50 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11:29 | |
| 38 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:42 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | 19 | 17 | 2 | 59:58 |