5–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 28-28-6 before this game

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

Kings at Penguins

Kings beat Penguins 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on February 25, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Feb 25, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Kings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 23:28 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 26:21 TOI · +2

3rd star 👑 LAK

Bryan Smolinski

2 G

5 shots · 20:52 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Martin Straka Go-ahead 1st · 05:02

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Jamie Storr

0–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux 1st · 15:23

Assists: Tomas Surovy, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Jamie Storr

0–2

👑 Jaroslav Modry PP 1st · 17:49

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Mathieu Schneider · beat Johan Hedberg

1–2

2nd period

👑 Ziggy Palffy Tying 2nd · 12:55

Assists: Alex Frolov · beat Johan Hedberg

2–2

👑 Ziggy Palffy PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:39

Assists: Derek Armstrong, Mathieu Schneider · beat Johan Hedberg

3–2

3rd period

👑 Bryan Smolinski 3rd · 03:42

Assists: Chris Schmidt, Eric Belanger · beat Johan Hedberg

4–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 10:15

Assists: Martin Straka · beat Cristobal Huet

4–3

👑 Bryan Smolinski 3rd · 10:49

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Alex Frolov · beat Johan Hedberg

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK PIT🐧

29 Shots on goal 25

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

5 Hits 8

10 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 2

2 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 12

LAK shooting 17.2% (5/29) PIT shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Cristobal Huet

16/17

.941 SV% · 1 GA · 44:20 TOI

Jamie Storr

6/8

.750 SV% · 2 GA · 15:23 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 58:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Smolinski · Belanger · Palffy 20:52

L2 Johnson · Armstrong · Heinze 16:25

L3 Eloranta · Rasmussen · Schmidt 12:50

L4 Frolov · Laperriere 9:18

D1 Miller · Schneider 22:06

D2 Norstrom · Modry 20:48

D3 Visnovsky · Yushkevich 17:13

D4 Norton 1:46

🐧Penguins

L1 Surovy · Lemieux · Straka 24:19

L2 Robitaille · Hrdina · Donovan 14:37

L3 Fata · Primeau · Manderville 12:16

L4 McKenna · Samuelsson 8:12

D1 Tarnstrom · Lintner 24:15

D2 Heins · Jonsson 18:15

D3 Pushor · Bergevin 15:54

D4 Moran 7:42

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ LAK vs PIT, answered

Who won Kings vs Penguins on February 25, 2003?

Kings won 5–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Penguins?

The final score was Kings 5, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Kings?

Bryan Smolinski (2), Ziggy Palffy (2), Jaroslav Modry.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Martin Straka.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Kings vs Penguins season series?

Kings 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

👑Kings

Previous game · Feb 24

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 23

Also on February 25, 2003

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