Bruins beat Penguins 4-1 (23-Jan-2003)
The Penguins were beaten 4-1 by Boston in front of 13,271 at Mellon Arena. Milan Kraft scored his seventh of the season and the lone Pens goal near the midpoint of the first period. Pittsburgh, again playing without Mario Lemieux, went 0-7 on the power play.
Scoring
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Bruins
2
1
1
-
4
Penguins
1
0
0
-
1
Shots on goal
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Bruins
12
11
7
-
30
Penguins
8
11
17
-
36
Power Plays
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Bruins
1-2
0-1
0-1
-
1-4
Penguins
0-3
0-2
0-2
-
0-7
Goaltender: Sebastien Caron.
Alternate captains: Alexei Kovalev, Martin Straka, Marc Bergevin.
1st Period Scoring: Boston, Glen Murray 26 (Joe Thornton, Rich Brennan), 9:29; Pittsburgh, Milan Kraft 7 (Martin Straka, Hans Jonsson), 10:37; Boston, Mike Knuble 12 (power play) (Joe Thornton, Glen Murray), 12:24.
1st Period Penalties: L Goren, Bos (tripping), 7:03; D Tarnstrom, Pit (hooking), 11:15; J Pushor, Pit (roughing), 13:47; M Knuble, Bos (tripping), 14:22; H Gill, Bos (hooking), 16:37.
Shots after one period were 12-8 in favor of Boston.
2nd Period Scoring: Boston, Glen Murray 27 (Unassisted), 6:25.
2nd Period Penalties: D Tarnstrom, Pit (holding), 2:07; S O'Donnell, Bos (hooking), 7:47; G Murray, Bos (holding), 19:57.
Shots after two were 23-19 in favor of Boston.
3rd Period Scoring: Boston, Brian Rolston 19 (Martin Samuelsson, Michal Grosek), 14:03.
3rd Period Penalties: J Stumpel, Bos (hooking), 7:06; R Brennan, Bos (high sticking), 10:27; L Goren, Bos (fighting match), 17:10; D Lacouture, Pit (instigator served by M Sivek, fighting match, misconduct), 17:10.
Scratches: Josef Melichar (shoulder), Aleksey Morozov (wrist), Janne Laukkanen (hip), Johan Hedberg (shoulder), Mario Lemieux (groin), Randy Robitaille and Andrew Ference.