🐆 Away Panthers 21-36-5 before this game

5–6

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 28-28-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
FLA	1	1	3	0	5
PIT	1	3	1	1	6

Panthers at Penguins

Penguins beat Panthers 6–5 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on March 5, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Mar 5, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · 26:09 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Robitaille

2 G

6 shots · 20:30 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 26:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Robert Lang Go-ahead 1st · 03:48

Assists: Milan Kraft, Alex Kovalev · beat Roberto Luongo

0–1

🐆 Jason Wiemer PP Tying 1st · 10:24

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Robert Svehla · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Randy Robitaille Go-ahead 2nd · 06:06

Assists: Stephane Richer, Dan Lacouture · beat Roberto Luongo

1–2

🐆 Marcus Nilson Tying 2nd · 07:04

Assists: Pavel Bure, Jason Wiemer · beat Johan Hedberg

2–2

🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 2nd · 15:02

Assists: Robert Lang, Michal Rozsival · beat Roberto Luongo

2–3

🐧 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 18:31

Assists: Michal Rozsival · beat Roberto Luongo

2–4

3rd period

🐧 Randy Robitaille 3rd · 00:52

Assists: Dan Lacouture · beat Roberto Luongo

2–5

🐆 Kristian Huselius 3rd · 06:07

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Johan Hedberg

3–5

🐆 Valeri Bure 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Robert Svehla, Olli Jokinen · beat Johan Hedberg

4–5

🐆 Ivan Novoseltsev Tying 3rd · 12:14

Assists: Kristian Huselius · beat Johan Hedberg

5–5

Overtime

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead OT · 03:23

Assists: Stephane Richer, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Roberto Luongo

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

22 Hits 14

6 Blocked shots 12

1 Takeaways 3

5 Giveaways 2

15 Penalty minutes 29

FLA shooting 20.0% (5/25) PIT shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

26/32

.812 SV% · 6 GA · 63:23 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

20/25

.800 SV% · 5 GA · 63:23 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 21-36-5 (34% win rate, 62 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 28-28-6 (45% win rate, 62 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Wiemer · Bure · Bure 21:51

L2 Nilson · Huselius · Jokinen 19:08

L3 Hagman · Ritchie · Novoseltsev 12:55

L4 Lindsay · Worrell · Ward 5:25

L5 Tetarenko 5:00

D1 Ozolinsh · Svehla 32:58

D2 Ference · Van Impe 18:46

D3 Norton 10:53

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 26:09

L2 Robitaille · Beech · Morozov 15:25

L3 Lacouture · Kraft · Richer 13:34

L4 Oliwa · Petersen · Meloche 4:22

D1 Kasparaitis · Rozsival 25:01

D2 Moran · Laukkanen 19:24

D3 Jonsson · Ference 16:35

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Panthers won

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

Dec 20, 2000

🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ FLA vs PIT, answered

Who won Panthers vs Penguins on March 5, 2002?

Penguins won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Penguins?

The final score was Panthers 5, Penguins 6, in overtime.

Who scored for Panthers?

Ivan Novoseltsev, Jason Wiemer, Kristian Huselius, Marcus Nilson, Valeri Bure.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev (2), Randy Robitaille (2), Jan Hrdina, Robert Lang.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 26 saves on 32 shots (.812 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Penguins season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Mar 2

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 4

Also on March 5, 2002

Panthers season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule