Pens tie Blackhawks 1-1 (23-Mar-2003)
The Penguins' winless streak continues and now stands at 16 (two shy of the team record) after playing to a 1-1 tie with Chicago. Eric Daze scored the lone Blackhawk goal at 14:47 of the first period. Eric Meloche one-timed a Mario Lemieux pass home for the lone Pittsburgh goal at 17:54 of the first.
Scoring
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
T
Penguins
1
0
0
0
1
Blackhawks
1
0
0
0
1
Shots on goal
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
T
Penguins
7
8
12
1
28
Blackhawks
13
10
6
5
34
Power Plays
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
T
Penguins
0-2
0-2
0-1
-
0-5
Blackhawks
0-2
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-3
Goaltender: Sebastien Caron
Captain: Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains: Martin Straka
1st Period Scoring: Chicago, Eric Daze 19 (Andrei Nikolishin, Nathan Dempsey),14:47; Pittsburgh, Eric Meloche 2 (Mario Lemieux, Guillaume Lefebvre),17:54.
1st Period Penalties: S Helenius, Chi (cross checking), 4:52; S Helenius, Chi (major fighting), 9:44; S Mckenna, Pit (major fighting), 9:44; T Fleury, Chi (tripping), 9:48; R Fata, Pit (obstr hooking), 12:02; D Focht, Pit (major fighting), 16:07; C Simon, Chi (major fighting), 16:07; M Rozsival, Pit (high sticking), 19:45.
Shots after one period were 13-7 in favor of Chicago.
2nd Period Scoring: None.
2nd Period Penalties: S Sullivan, Chi (obstruction hooking), 3:15; M Bell, Chi (holding stick), 11:48; D Focht, Pit (obstruction hooking), 13:58.
Shots after two were 23-15 in favor of Chicago.
3rd Period Scoring: None.
3rd Period Penalties: S Helenius, Chi (slashing), 5:47.
Shots after regulation were 29-27 in favor of Chicago.
OT Scoring: None.
OT Penalties: S Poapst, Chi (obstr hooking), 4:19; R Fata, Pit (roughing), 4:19.
Scratches: Josef Melichar (shoulder - IR), Aleksey Morozov (wrist - IR), Joel Bouchard (jaw - IR), Matt Bradley (wrist - IR), Ramzi Abid (knee), and Dick Tarnstrom (hip).
