Team wins fourth straight with 3-2 victory over Canadiens (28-Dec-2002)
The Penguins put a halt to an eight game winless streak against Montreal with a 3-2 win at Mellon Arena. Pittsburgh was down 1-0 after the first period but scored three times in the second. The Canadiens had a goal disallowed late in the second since the net was off its moorings. Milan Kraft and Martin Straka (2) scored for the Pens.
Scoring
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Canadiens
1
0
1
-
2
Penguins
0
3
0
-
3
Shots on goal
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Canadiens
8
3
11
-
22
Penguins
5
12
12
-
29
Power Plays
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Canadiens
0-3
0-1
0-0
-
0-4
Penguins
0-1
1-2
0-0
-
1-3
Goaltender: Jean-Sebastien Aubin
Captain: Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains: Alexei Kovalev, Martin Straka.
1st Period Scoring: Montreal, Chad Kilger 6 (Andreas Dackell, Patrice Brisebois), 12:55.
1st Period Penalties: Bench, Pit (delay of game served by D Lacouture), 2:13; A Kovalev, Pit (high sticking), 5:51; S Donovan, Pit (roughing), 10:09; J Bulis, Mon (goalie interference), 17:24.
Shots after one period were 8-5 in favor of Montreal.
2nd Period Scoring: Pittsburgh, Milan Kraft 3 (Marc Bergevin, Alexei Kovalev), 0:45; Pittsburgh, Martin Straka 9 (power play) (Alexei Kovalev), 2:02; Pittsburgh, Martin Straka 10 (Jan Hrdina, Mario Lemieux), 12:10.
2nd Period Penalties: J Bulis, Mon (obstr hooking), 1:24; C Rivet, Mon (hooking), 8:31; S Mckenna, Pit (diving), 8:31; W Primeau, Pit (hooking), 17:04; D Audette, Mon (hooking), 18:14.
Shots after two were 17-11 in favor of Pittsburgh.
3rd Period Scoring: Montreal, Craig Rivet 4 (Saku Koivu, Jan Bulis), 18:01.
Scratches: Josef Melichar (shoulder), Dick Tarnstrom (foot), Kris Beech (appendectomy), Aleksey Morozov (wrist), Janne Laukkanen (hip), Brooks Orpik and Randy Robitaille.
