5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	1	3	1	5
LAK	1	1	2	4

Oilers at Kings

Oilers beat Kings 5–4 at Crypto.com Arena on January 9, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Jan 9, 2003 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Steve Heinze

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:56 TOI · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Mike York

2 G

7 shots · 25:34 TOI · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Todd Marchant

2 A

1 shots · 28:51 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 1st · 05:31

Assists: Steve Heinze · beat Tommy Salo

0–1

🛢️ Marty Reasoner Tying 1st · 12:08

Assists: Daniel Cleary · beat Felix Potvin

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Ales Hemsky Go-ahead 2nd · 01:51

Assists: Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff · beat Felix Potvin

2–1

🛢️ Eric Brewer 2nd · 06:02

Assists: Shawn Horcoff, Ryan Smyth · beat Felix Potvin

3–1

👑 Steve Heinze 2nd · 09:45

Assists: Lubomir Visnovsky, Steve Kelly · beat Tommy Salo

3–2

🛢️ Mike York PP 2nd · 14:20

Assists: Janne Niinimaa, Todd Marchant · beat Felix Potvin

4–2

3rd period

🛢️ Mike York 3rd · 02:39

Assists: Todd Marchant · beat Felix Potvin

5–2

👑 Derek Armstrong 3rd · 03:34

Assists: Ziggy Palffy · beat Tommy Salo

5–3

👑 Joe Corvo 3rd · 11:11

Assists: Steve Heinze, Alex Frolov · beat Tommy Salo

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM LAK👑

31 Shots on goal 29

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

3 Hits 5

11 Penalty minutes 32

EDM shooting 16.1% (5/31) LAK shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Felix Potvin

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 58:10 TOI

Jamie Storr

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 21-13-8 (50% win rate, 42 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 20-17-4 (49% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 York · Smyth · Marchant 25:34

L2 Moreau · Reasoner · Cleary 15:36

L3 Chimera · Horcoff · Hemsky 13:05

L4 Swanson · Pisani · Laraque 6:36

D1 Brewer · Niinimaa 27:17

D2 Smith · Semenov 18:46

D3 Pisa · Ferguson 8:38

👑Kings

L1 Allison · Armstrong · Palffy 20:24

L2 Belanger · Heinze · Chartrand 15:15

L3 Frolov · Rasmussen · Laperriere 11:17

L4 Eloranta · Kelly 9:20

D1 Modry · Yushkevich 25:23

D2 Visnovsky · Corvo 21:42

D3 Norstrom · Schneider 12:34

D4 Norton 5:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ EDM vs LAK, answered

Who won Oilers vs Kings on January 9, 2003?

Oilers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Kings?

The final score was Oilers 5, Kings 4.

Who scored for Oilers?

Mike York (2), Ales Hemsky, Eric Brewer, Marty Reasoner.

Who scored for Kings?

Derek Armstrong, Eric Belanger, Joe Corvo, Steve Heinze.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Kings 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Jan 8

👑Kings

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 9, 2003

Oilers season page Kings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule