Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Hamilton Tigers 3
Game #001787
Season Four, Regular Season Day 32
December 29, 2002
| Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Game Summary
1st Period
Scoring
- Hamilton, D. Heatley 7 (M. Gaborik, D. Briere), 00:57
- Hamilton, S. Gomez 6 (D. Sedin, D. Van Impe), 05:12
- Hamilton, D. Hinote 3 (S. Staios, J. Jillson), 08:48
- Pittsburgh, J. Thornton 7 (P. Bure), 09:21
- Pittsburgh, E. Brewer 3 (M. Afinogenov, R. Svehla), 10:41
Penalties
P. Rheaume, PIT (Elbowing), 19:06
2nd Period
Scoring
- Pittsburgh, K. Calder 7 (P. Datsyuk, R. Hamrlik), 04:29
- Pittsburgh, P. Bure 11 (L. Robitaille), 10:35
- Pittsburgh, P. Datsyuk 12 (K. Calder, M. Czerkawski), 15:03
Penalties
D. Van Impe, HAM (Roughing), 04:52
3rd Period
Scoring
No Scoring
Penalties
J. Thornton, PIT (Hooking), 08:10; D. Van Impe, HAM (Roughing), 08:10; R. Hamrlik, PIT (Charging), 16:24
Game Info
Shots on Goal
- Pittsburgh: 15-9-7=31
- Hamilton: 6-8-9=23
Power Play Conversion
- Pittsburgh: 0-1
- Hamilton: 0-2
Three Stars
- Pavel Bure, PIT
- Pavel Datsyuk, PIT
- Joe Thornton, PIT
Financial
- Attendance: 8919
Game Notes
- Brian Boucher (HAM) entered the game at 15:03 of the 2nd period
Pittsburgh Skaters
| Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | S | H | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GTG | GWG | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Afinogenov | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Eric Brewer | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pavel Bure | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Kyle Calder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Matt Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jeff Finley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Scott Hartnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Filip Kuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Vaclav Prospal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pascal Rheaume | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Joe Thornton | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
Pittsburgh Goalies
| Player | GA | SOG | PCT | MIN | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miikka Kiprusoff - W (4-0-0) | 3 | 23 | 0.870 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Hamilton Skaters
| Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | S | H | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GTG | GWG | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubos Bartecko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Daniel Briere | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Erik Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marian Gaborik | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Scott Gomez | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scott Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Dany Heatley | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Dan Hinote | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Jillson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Mark Parrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Taylor Pyatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Daniel Sedin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Henrik Sedin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Steve Staios | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Patrik Stefan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Brad Stuart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Darren Van Impe | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
Hamilton Goalies
| Player | GA | SOG | PCT | MIN | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Biron - L (8-9-1) | 5 | 22 | 0.773 | 35:03 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Boucher | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 24:57 | 0 | 0 |








