Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins
8-19-1, 2-11-1 Away
2
8-19-1, 2-11-1 Away
13-14-4, 9-6-1 Home
5
13-14-4, 9-6-1 Home
Game Information
Mellon Arena
12:00 AM, 24 December 2002
Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 16,569
- Referees:
- Paul Devorski
- Harry Dumas
- Linesmen:
- Derek Amell
- Ryan Galloway
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Penguins | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1st Period | BUF | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:50 | | J.P. Dumont (7) Assists: Norm Milley (1), Chris Gratton (17) | 1 | 1 |
| 4:50 | | Milan Kraft (2) Assists: Michal Sivek (1), Alex Kovalev (24) | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd Period | BUF | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:28 | | Ales Kotalik (5) (Power Play) Assists: James Patrick (7), Brian Campbell (5) | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Period | BUF | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:09 | | Alex Kovalev (18) Assists: Mario Lemieux (41) | 2 | 2 |
| 13:10 | | Mario Lemieux (16) Unassisted | 2 | 3 |
| 16:02 | | Alex Kovalev (19) Assists: Martin Straka (8), Mario Lemieux (42) | 2 | 4 |
| 17:11 | | Martin Straka (8) Assists: Mario Lemieux (43) | 2 | 5 |
Regular Season Series
PIT leads 3-0
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