🌵 Away Coyotes 38-23-8 before this game
3–1
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 31-32-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PHX 0123
PIT 1001

Coyotes at Penguins

Coyotes beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on March 20, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Mar 20, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌵 PHX
Ladislav Nagy
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 15:58 TOI · +1
2nd star 🌵 PHX
Mike Johnson
2 A
15:41 TOI · +2
3rd star 🌵 PHX
Daniel Brière
1 G
3 shots · 15:23 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 13:54
Assists: Ian Moran, Randy Robitaille · beat Sean Burke
0–1
2nd period
🌵 Shane Doan PP Tying 2nd · 11:34
Assists: Teppo Numminen, Ladislav Nagy · beat Johan Hedberg
1–1
3rd period
🌵 Ladislav Nagy Go-ahead 3rd · 12:08
Assists: Mike Johnson, Daymond Langkow · beat Johan Hedberg
2–1
🌵 Daniel Brière 3rd · 17:53
Assists: Mike Johnson, Ladislav Nagy · beat Johan Hedberg
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌵PHX PIT🐧
26 Shots on goal 30
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7
14 Hits 20
7 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 0
0 Giveaways 3
28 Penalty minutes 24
PHX shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌵Coyotes
Sean Burke
29/30
.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Coyotes
Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 38-23-8 (55% win rate, 69 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 31-32-6 (45% win rate, 69 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌵Coyotes
L1 Langkow · Handzus · Doan 18:46
L2 Nagy · Brière · Johnson 15:41
L3 Savage · May · Wilson 13:39
L4 Nazarov · Kolanos · Lemieux 8:26
D1 Markov · Numminen 24:10
D2 Simpson · Suchy 20:23
D3 Mara · Berehowsky 15:24
🐧Penguins
L1 Hrdina · Robitaille · Kovalev 23:30
L2 Nieminen · Morozov · Donovan 14:56
L3 Kraft · Beech · Manderville 11:09
L4 Lacouture · Toms · Oliwa 8:02
D1 Rozsival · Moran 19:36
D2 Berry · Jonsson 18:35
D3 Laukkanen · Pushor 16:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 1, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🌵PHX
2–5 · Coyotes won
Jan 17, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🌵PHX
4–5 · Coyotes won
Jan 12, 2000
🐧PIT @ 🌵PHX
1–3 · Coyotes won
Dec 11, 1999
🌵PHX @ 🐧PIT
2–4 · Penguins won
Feb 22, 1999
🌵PHX @ 🐧PIT
1–4 · Penguins won

❓ PHX vs PIT, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Penguins on March 20, 2002?

Coyotes won 3–1.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Penguins?

The final score was Coyotes 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Daniel Brière, Ladislav Nagy, Shane Doan.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Coyotes vs Penguins season series?

Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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
🌵Coyotes
Previous game · Mar 19
🌵PHX @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · BOS won
Next game · Mar 22
🌵PHX @ ⭐DAL
3–4 · DAL won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Mar 18
🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · PIT won
Next game · Mar 23
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
4–4 · PHI won
Also on March 20, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
4–1 final
🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL
2–4 final
🎵STL @ ⭐DAL
2–3 final
🧥CBJ @ 🌲MIN
3–1 final
😈NJD @ 🪶CHI
3–1 final
🦈SJS @ 🛢️EDM
1–2 final
Coyotes season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule