4–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 28-27-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	2	2	4
PIT	0	1	2	3

Devils at Penguins

Devils beat Penguins 4–3 at PPG Paints Arena on February 23, 2003.

🗓 Sun, Feb 23, 2003 · 14:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Devils lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Scott Gomez

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:22 TOI · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Jeff Friesen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:39 TOI · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Brian Rafalski

2 A

2 shots · 24:32 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 2nd · 04:18

Assists: Tomas Surovy, Martin Straka · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

😈 Turner Stevenson Tying 2nd · 09:51

Assists: Scott Gomez, Tommy Albelin · beat Sebastien Caron

1–1

😈 Jeff Friesen Go-ahead 2nd · 11:30

Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Rafalski · beat Sebastien Caron

2–1

3rd period

🐧 Rico Fata Tying 3rd · 02:54

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Randy Robitaille · beat Martin Brodeur

2–2

🐧 Martin Straka Go-ahead 3rd · 04:30

Assists: Tomas Surovy, Mario Lemieux · beat Martin Brodeur

2–3

😈 Joe Nieuwendyk Tying 3rd · 09:04

Assists: Jeff Friesen · beat Sebastien Caron

3–3

😈 Scott Gomez Go-ahead 3rd · 09:41

Assists: Brian Rafalski, Scott Stevens · beat Sebastien Caron

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

35 Shots on goal 22

10 Hits 6

4 Blocked shots 11

1 Takeaways 1

4 Giveaways 4

0 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 11.4% (4/35) PIT shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Sebastien Caron

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 39-16-5 (65% win rate, 60 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 28-27-6 (46% win rate, 61 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

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 Friesen · Madden · Langenbrunner 18:39

L2 Pandolfo · Nieuwendyk · Bicek 15:14

L3 Rupp · Gomez · Elias 14:04

L4 McKenzie · Stevenson · Gionta 10:56

D1 Rafalski · Stevens 24:09

D2 Niedermayer · Giroux 21:16

D3 Albelin · Daneyko 14:35

🐧Penguins

L1 Surovy · Straka · Lemieux 20:01

L2 Hrdina · Robitaille · Primeau 16:10

L3 Manderville · Samuelsson · Donovan 12:33

L4 Fata · McKenna · Sivek 9:33

D1 Heins · Tarnstrom 21:46

D2 Pushor · Moran 20:34

D3 Bergevin · Jonsson 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs PIT, answered

Who won Devils vs Penguins on February 23, 2003?

Devils won 4–3.

What was the final score of Devils vs Penguins?

The final score was Devils 4, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Jeff Friesen, Joe Nieuwendyk, Scott Gomez, Turner Stevenson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux, Martin Straka, Rico Fata.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Sebastien Caron made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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 3–1 after 4 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 · Feb 21

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 22

Also on February 23, 2003

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