🪶 Away Blackhawks 26-16-7 before this game

3–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 23-20-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	2	0	1	3
PIT	1	2	2	5

Blackhawks at Penguins

Penguins beat Blackhawks 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 25, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Jan 25, 2003 · 14:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Randy Robitaille

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 18:38 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

3 G

7 shots · 24:37 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

2 A

3 shots · 21:34 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Phil Housley Go-ahead 1st · 03:00

Assists: Mark Bell · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–0

🐧 Alex Kovalev Tying 1st · 06:09

Assists: Randy Robitaille · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–1

🪶 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 1st · 18:06

Assists: Steve Thomas, Jon Klemm · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–1

2nd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev Tying 2nd · 00:32

Assists: Randy Robitaille, Ian Moran · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–2

🐧 Randy Robitaille Go-ahead 2nd · 04:20

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–3

3rd period

🪶 Steve Sullivan Tying 3rd · 04:39

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Theo Fleury · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–3

🐧 Steve McKenna Go-ahead 3rd · 05:44

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Shean Donovan · beat Michael Leighton

3–4

🐧 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 15:21

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Randy Robitaille · beat Michael Leighton

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 30

2 Hits 1

8 Penalty minutes 6

CHI shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Michael Leighton

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 34:38 TOI

Jocelyn Thibault

8/11

.727 SV% · 3 GA · 24:20 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Fleury 21:53

L2 Daze · Calder · Nikolishin 16:16

L3 Korolev · Arnason · Thomas 13:10

L4 Berezin · Eastwood · Bell 8:33

D1 Klemm · Dempsey 24:16

D2 Poapst · Housley 21:32

D3 McCarthy · Strudwick 12:06

🐧Penguins

L1 Hrdina · Kraft · Kovalev 21:34

L2 Nieminen · Straka · Robitaille 19:27

L3 McKenna · Primeau · Donovan 14:56

L4 Sivek · Manderville · Kostopoulos 4:24

D1 Tarnstrom · Rozsival 22:20

D2 Bergevin · Ference 19:02

D3 Pushor · Moran 15:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs PIT, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Penguins on January 25, 2003?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Penguins?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Andrei Nikolishin, Phil Housley, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev (3), Randy Robitaille, Steve McKenna.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Michael Leighton made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Penguins season series?

Penguins 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 23

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 23

Also on January 25, 2003

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