🐧 Away Penguins 13-10-4 before this game
2–5
Final
🦈 Home Sharks 11-13-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PIT 1102
SJS 1135

Penguins at Sharks

Sharks beat Penguins 5–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 12, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Patrick Marleau
2 G
3 shots · 19:35 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Mike Ricci
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:21 TOI · +2
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Scott Thornton
2 A
14:27 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:13
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jean-Sebastien Aubin · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–0
🦈 Adam Graves Tying 1st · 17:45
Assists: Todd Harvey, Mike Ricci · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
1–1
2nd period
🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:23
Assists: Jan Hrdina, Ville Nieminen · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–1
🦈 Patrick Marleau PP Tying 2nd · 17:19
Assists: Teemu Selanne, Scott Thornton · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
2–2
3rd period
🦈 Mike Ricci Go-ahead 3rd · 16:00
Assists: Bryan Marchment, Scott Thornton · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
2–3
🦈 Owen Nolan 3rd · 16:54
Assists: Dan Mcgillis · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
2–4
🦈 Patrick Marleau 3rd · 18:32
Assists: Marco Sturm · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT SJS🦈
24 Shots on goal 34
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
2 Hits 7
12 Penalty minutes 10
PIT shooting 8.3% (2/24) SJS shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 13-10-4 (48% win rate, 27 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 11-13-3 (41% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 13-10-4 (48% win rate, 27 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 11-13-3 (41% win rate, 27 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Hrdina · Kovalev 24:30
L2 Nieminen · Primeau · Sivek 17:39
L3 Kraft · Manderville · Beech 13:09
L4 McKenna · Robitaille · Daigle 4:35
D1 Jonsson · Moran 21:30
D2 Orpik · Ference 17:56
D3 Bergevin · Pushor 17:07
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Selanne · Nolan 19:40
L2 Thornton · Damphousse · Ricci 17:21
L3 Sturm · Graves · Sundstrom 13:20
L4 Smith · Cheechoo · Harvey 7:52
D1 Hannan · Mcgillis 23:40
D2 Rathje · Stuart 20:59
D3 Marchment · Fahey 15:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 23, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT
1–4 · Penguins won
Jan 30, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT
6–3 · Sharks won
Nov 29, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS
0–5 · Sharks won
Nov 1, 2000
🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · Sharks won
Dec 2, 1999
🦈SJS @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · Sharks won

❓ PIT vs SJS, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sharks on December 12, 2002?

Sharks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sharks?

The final score was Penguins 2, Sharks 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2).

Who scored for Sharks?

Patrick Marleau (2), Adam Graves, Mike Ricci, Owen Nolan.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sharks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 10
🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR
2–4 · TOR won
Next game · Dec 14
🐧PIT @ 👑LAK
2–3 · LAK won
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 7
🐯NSH @ 🦈SJS
4–2 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 14
🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS
0–2 · SJS won
Also on December 12, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS
5–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🔔PHI
1–2 final
😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 final
🌲MIN @ 🐙DET
3–2 final
🎵STL @ 🐯NSH
2–2 final
🌪️CAR @ 🔥CGY
4–3 final
Penguins season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule