3–1

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 13-13-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	1	2	0	3
PIT	1	0	0	1

Devils at Penguins

Devils beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on December 19, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 19, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Joe Nieuwendyk

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 11:53 TOI · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Brian Gionta

1 G

4 shots · 11:55 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Oleg Tverdovsky

1 G

2 shots · 12:58 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Milan Kraft Go-ahead 1st · 03:08

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Ville Nieminen · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

😈 Joe Nieuwendyk Tying 1st · 12:55

Unassisted · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–1

2nd period

😈 Oleg Tverdovsky Go-ahead 2nd · 04:04

Assists: Joe Nieuwendyk · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–1

😈 Brian Gionta 2nd · 10:47

Assists: Jeff Friesen, John Madden · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 16

1 Hits 2

6 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 8.8% (3/34) PIT shooting 6.2% (1/16)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

15/16

.938 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:20 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 16-9-4 (55% win rate, 29 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 13-13-5 (42% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Pandolfo · Madden · Langenbrunner 19:22

L2 Brylin · Elias · Gomez 14:38

L3 Friesen · Bicek · Gionta 11:57

L4 Berglund · Nieuwendyk · Stevenson 11:14

D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 25:08

D2 Rafalski · White 21:30

D3 Albelin · Tverdovsky 13:27

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Hrdina · Straka 22:20

L2 Primeau · Kraft · Kovalev 17:19

L3 Nieminen · Sivek · Manderville 13:48

L4 Lacouture · McKenna · Robitaille 5:13

D1 Ference · Pushor 21:34

D2 Rozsival · Bergevin 18:40

D3 Moran · Orpik 16:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs PIT, answered

Who won Devils vs Penguins on December 19, 2002?

Devils won 3–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Penguins?

The final score was Devils 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Gionta, Joe Nieuwendyk, Oleg Tverdovsky.

Who scored for Penguins?

Milan Kraft.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 15 saves on 16 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Devils vs Penguins season series?

Devils 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 18

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 19, 2002

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