3–4

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 26-26-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
EDM	1	1	1	0	3
PIT	1	2	0	1	4

Oilers at Penguins

Penguins beat Oilers 4–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on February 18, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Feb 18, 2003 · 18:30 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

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:43 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ville Nieminen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:05 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Dick Tarnstrom

2 A

3 shots · 22:36 TOI

4rd star 🐧 PIT

Johan Hedberg

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Daniel Cleary Go-ahead 1st · 01:27

Assists: Jani Rita, Todd Marchant · beat Johan Hedberg

1–0

🐧 Mikael Samuelsson PP Tying 1st · 17:49

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Rico Fata · beat Tommy Salo

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Tomas Surovy Go-ahead 2nd · 03:22

Assists: Ville Nieminen · beat Tommy Salo

1–2

🛢️ Todd Marchant PP Tying 2nd · 07:13

Assists: Brian Swanson, Anson Carter · beat Johan Hedberg

2–2

🐧 Ville Nieminen Go-ahead 2nd · 08:31

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom, Shawn Heins · beat Tommy Salo

2–3

3rd period

🛢️ Anson Carter PP Tying 3rd · 17:51

Assists: Janne Niinimaa, Marty Reasoner · beat Johan Hedberg

3–3

Overtime

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead OT · 01:35

Assists: Rico Fata, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Tommy Salo

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM PIT🐧

36 Shots on goal 22

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

11 Hits 10

3 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 17

EDM shooting 8.3% (3/36) PIT shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 61:32 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 61:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 29-20-9 (50% win rate, 58 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 26-26-6 (45% win rate, 58 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Swanson · Horcoff · Carter 21:22

L2 Comrie · Reasoner · Marchant 16:09

L3 Chimera · Cleary · Pisani 12:31

L4 Moreau · Rita · Laraque 9:03

D1 Brewer · Semenov 26:01

D2 Staios · Niinimaa 21:58

D3 Ferguson · Pisa 11:50

🐧Penguins

L1 Fata · Lemieux · Donovan 19:34

L2 Robitaille · Primeau · Samuelsson 15:59

L3 Surovy · Nieminen · Manderville 12:26

L4 McKenna · Sivek 10:50

D1 Rozsival · Tarnstrom 22:48

D2 Bergevin · Bouchard 21:12

D3 Heins · Jonsson 17:41

D4 Moran 9:34

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

Mar 5, 1999

🛢️EDM @ 🐧PIT

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs PIT, answered

Who won Oilers vs Penguins on February 18, 2003?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Penguins?

The final score was Oilers 3, Penguins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Oilers?

Anson Carter, Daniel Cleary, Todd Marchant.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux, Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Surovy, Ville Nieminen.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Feb 15

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 15

Also on February 18, 2003

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