5–4

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
LAK	2	0	2	1	5
PHX	1	0	3	0	4

Kings at Coyotes

Kings beat Coyotes 5–4 in overtime on March 31, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 31, 2003 · 20:00 CST 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Kings lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Ziggy Palffy

2 G

5 shots · 22:57 TOI · +2

2nd star 👑 LAK

Steve Kelly

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:53 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Eric Belanger

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:43 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🌵 Paul Mara Go-ahead 1st · 01:58

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Ladislav Nagy · beat Cristobal Huet

0–1

👑 Ziggy Palffy Tying 1st · 18:34

Assists: Steve Kelly, Joe Corvo · beat Brian Boucher

1–1

👑 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 1st · 19:48

Assists: Ian Laperriere · beat Brian Boucher

2–1

3rd period

🌵 Mike Johnson Tying 3rd · 03:31

Assists: Ladislav Nagy, Jan Hrdina · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

👑 Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 3rd · 08:48

Assists: Jaroslav Modry · beat Brian Boucher

3–2

👑 Ian Laperriere 3rd · 10:17

Assists: Eric Belanger, Tomas Zizka · beat Brian Boucher

4–2

🌵 Paul Ranheim 3rd · 14:41

Assists: Shane Doan, Danny Markov · beat Cristobal Huet

4–3

🌵 Mike Johnson PP Tying 3rd · 17:37

Assists: Shane Doan, Daymond Langkow · beat Cristobal Huet

4–4

Overtime

👑 Steve Kelly Go-ahead OT · 01:42

Assists: Joe Corvo, Mattias Norstrom · beat Brian Boucher

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK PHX🌵

27 Shots on goal 33

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

20 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 7

1 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 9

27 Penalty minutes 37

LAK shooting 18.5% (5/27) PHX shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Cristobal Huet

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 61:39 TOI

🌵Coyotes

Brian Boucher

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 61:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Frolov · Palffy · Laperriere 18:55

L2 Avery · Belanger · Armstrong 16:42

L3 Eloranta · Kelly · Chartrand 11:53

L4 Sim · Flinn · Smithson 9:47

D1 Visnovsky · Norstrom 22:26

D2 Modry · Corvo 21:04

D3 Miller · Zizka 18:10

🌵Coyotes

L1 Gratton · Hrdina · Johnson 19:18

L2 Langkow · Radivojevic · Doan 18:24

L3 Nagy · Ranheim · Buchberger 15:48

L4 Pellerin · Nazarov 7:14

D1 Markov · Numminen 24:30

D2 Simpson · Vaananen 18:36

D3 Mara · Ference 15:38

D4 Suchy 8:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Kings lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ LAK vs PHX, answered

Who won Kings vs Coyotes on March 31, 2003?

Kings won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Kings vs Coyotes?

The final score was Kings 5, Coyotes 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Kings?

Ziggy Palffy (2), Eric Belanger, Ian Laperriere, Steve Kelly.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Mike Johnson (2), Paul Mara, Paul Ranheim.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Brian Boucher made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

What is the Kings vs Coyotes season series?

Kings lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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 · Mar 29

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 2003

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