The Columbus Blue Jackets handily beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5 to 2, on December 31, 2002.

Final

Penguins

15-15-3-5

2

Blue Jackets

13-19-3-2

5

Team

PIT

CBJ

1

0

2

1

3

0

2

Total

2

5

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

CBJ

Wayne Primeau (EV) assisted by Ville Nieminen and Dan Lacouture

1

0

2nd period

PIT

CBJ

Michal Sivek (PP) assisted by Michal Rozsival and Hans Jonsson

2

0

Mike Sillinger (EV) assisted by Ray Whitney

2

1

David Vyborny (PP) assisted by Rick Nash and Lasse Pirjeta

2

Andrew Cassels (PP) assisted by Mike Sillinger and Jaroslav Spacek

2

3

3rd period

PIT

CBJ

Geoff Sanderson (PP) assisted by Ray Whitney and Andrew Cassels

2

4

Andrew Cassels (EV-EN) assisted by Ray Whitney and Mike Sillinger

2

5

Penguins

Blue Jackets

Goals

2

5

Shots

32

34

Penalty Minutes

16

12

Power-Play Goals

1

3

Power-Play Opportunities

6

8

Faceoff Wins

34

39

Hits

4

1

Giveaways

0

Takeaways

0

Penguins

Blue Jackets

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Johan Hedberg (L)	1	33	4	29	.879	58:34

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits
Marc Bergevin	0	0	+1	0	1	17:17	0
Shean Donovan	0	0	0	0	2	13:41	0
Andrew Ference	0	0	0	0	3	13:44	0
Jan Hrdina	0	0	-2	2	3	21:18	0
Hans Jonsson	0	1	0	0	2	20:28	0
Alex Kovalev	0	0	-1	2	4	20:47	0
Milan Kraft	0	0	-1	0	1	14:08	0
Dan Lacouture	0	1	+1	2	0	7:00	0
Mario Lemieux	0	0	-2	0	3	23:30	0
Kent Manderville	0	0	0	2	1	12:51	0
Steve McKenna	0	0	0	0	0	4:44	0
Ian Moran	0	0	0	0	0	20:46	0
Ville Nieminen	0	1	+1	0	0	8:38	0
Wayne Primeau	1	0	+1	0	2	12:35	1
Michal Rozsival	0	1	0	0	2	17:29	3
Michal Sivek	1	0	0	6	2	12:39	0
Martin Straka	0	0	-2	0	6	23:46	0
Dick Tarnstrom	0	0	-2	0	0	21:58	0

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Marc Denis (W)	1	32	2	30	.938	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits
Andrew Cassels	2	1	+1	2	2	16:26	0
Hannes Hyvonen	0	0	-1	0	0	4:11	0
Rostislav Klesla	0	0	0	2	2	14:56	1
Scott Lachance	0	0	-1	0	0	20:31	0
Grant Marshall	0	0	0	0	1	12:11	0
Rick Nash	0	1	+1	2	2	15:25	0
Lasse Pirjeta	0	1	0	0	1	10:23	0
Sean Pronger	0	0	-1	0	0	13:04	0
Luke Richardson	0	0	+2	0	1	24:22	0
Geoff Sanderson	1	0	0	2	5	15:03	0
Jody Shelley	0	0	-1	0	2	3:50	0
Mike Sillinger	1	2	+2	0	3	24:04	0
Jaroslav Spacek	0	1	+2	0	2	25:23	0
David Vyborny	1	0	0	0	3	14:37	0
Derrick Walser	0	0	-1	0	4	15:08	0
Duvie Westcott	0	0	0	2	1	14:33	0
Ray Whitney	0	3	+2	0	3	27:16	0
Tyler Wright	0	0	0	2	2	17:13	0