🐧 Away Penguins 13-12-5 before this game
2–5
Final
🌵 Home Coyotes 11-15-6 before this game
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PIT 2002
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Penguins at Coyotes

Coyotes beat Penguins 5–2 on December 17, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 2002 · 20:00 CST 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Coyotes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌵 PHX
Ramzi Abid
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:02 TOI · +3
2nd star 🌵 PHX
Daymond Langkow
3 A
2 shots · 22:01 TOI · +2
3rd star 🌵 PHX
Tony Amonte
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:55 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌵 Tony Amonte Go-ahead 1st · 04:51
Assists: Ramzi Abid, Shane Doan · beat Johan Hedberg
0–1
🐧 Ville Nieminen Tying 1st · 10:00
Assists: Jan Hrdina, Milan Kraft · beat Brian Boucher
1–1
🌵 Branko Radivojevic Go-ahead 1st · 13:34
Assists: Daniel Brière, Daymond Langkow · beat Johan Hedberg
1–2
🐧 Jamie Pushor Tying 1st · 15:57
Assists: Ville Nieminen, Milan Kraft · beat Brian Boucher
2–2
3rd period
🌵 Ramzi Abid Go-ahead 3rd · 00:52
Assists: Tony Amonte, Daymond Langkow · beat Johan Hedberg
2–3
🌵 Mike Johnson 3rd · 13:48
Assists: Daymond Langkow, Ladislav Nagy · beat Johan Hedberg
2–4
🌵 Ramzi Abid 3rd · 17:52
Assists: Claude Lemieux, Danny Markov · beat Johan Hedberg
2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT PHX🌵
23 Shots on goal 30
3 Hits 1
17 Penalty minutes 13
PIT shooting 8.7% (2/23) PHX shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌵Coyotes
Brian Boucher
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 13-12-5 (43% win rate, 30 games)
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 11-15-6 (34% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 13-12-5 (43% win rate, 30 games)
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 11-15-6 (34% win rate, 32 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Hrdina · Kovalev 20:48
L2 Straka · Sivek · Kraft 16:44
L3 Nieminen · Primeau · Daigle 14:56
L4 Lacouture · McKenna · Manderville 6:45
D1 Ference · Moran 23:18
D2 Pushor · Bergevin 18:28
D3 Orpik · Lupaschuk 15:20
🌵Coyotes
L1 Langkow · Doan · Amonte 22:01
L2 Abid · Nagy · Johnson 18:02
L3 Brière · Radivojevic · Lemieux 13:39
L4 Nazarov · Hordichuk · Buchberger 4:05
D1 Numminen · Markov 22:28
D2 Vaananen · Mara 19:26
D3 Suchy · Simpson 15:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Coyotes lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 2002
🌵PHX @ 🐧PIT
3–1 · Coyotes won
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

❓ PIT vs PHX, answered

Who won Penguins vs Coyotes on December 17, 2002?

Coyotes won 5–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Coyotes?

The final score was Penguins 2, Coyotes 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jamie Pushor, Ville Nieminen.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Ramzi Abid (2), Branko Radivojevic, Mike Johnson, Tony Amonte.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Brian Boucher made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

What is the Penguins vs Coyotes season series?

Coyotes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 15
🐧PIT @ 🦆ANA
0–5 · ANA won
Next game · Dec 19
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
3–1 · NJD won
🌵Coyotes
Previous game · Dec 15
👑LAK @ 🌵PHX
1–2 · PHX won
Next game · Dec 20
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
3–3 · STL won
Also on December 17, 2002
🐙DET @ 🏝️NYI
2–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🔔PHI
2–2 final
🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 final
🔥CGY @ 🐯NSH
3–0 final
🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN
3–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
2–3 final
🎵STL @ 👑LAK
2–6 final
Penguins season page Coyotes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule