Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, March 8, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–3 on Thursday, March 8, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	42-28-9-3
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	23-45-12-2

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	2	5
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	8	7	23
Atlanta Thrashers	11	9	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (23)	Jaromir Jagr (57), Alex Kovalev (42)	Power play	PIT 1, ATL 0
1st	13:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Tomi Kallio (10)	Chris Joseph (3), Ray Ferraro (39)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 1
2nd	04:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Donald Audette (31)	Gord Murphy (6), Ray Ferraro (40)	Power play	PIT 1, ATL 2
2nd	10:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (37)	Josef Beranek (11), Bob Boughner (2)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 2
2nd	10:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens (9)	Mario Lemieux (25), Jeff Norton (10)	Even strength	PIT 3, ATL 2
2nd	12:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Ladislav Kohn (6)	Gord Murphy (7), Stephen Guolla (12)	Shorthanded	PIT 3, ATL 3
3rd	16:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Norton (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 4, ATL 3
3rd	19:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (38)	Wayne Primeau (16), Mario Lemieux (26)	Power play, Empty net	PIT 5, ATL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	02:14
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0	75%	11:40
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		14:46
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	43.8%	21:21
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	6	0	0		20:36
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	23:21
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		02:08
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	14:23
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	2	2	+2	4	1	1	0	0	47.6%	25:56
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	2	1	3	0	0	5	0	0	1		25:12
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	0	1		25:44
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:34
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		14:23
Number 4 J. Norton	D	1	1	2	+3	0	1	0	0	0		20:03
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:56
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	2	0		17:25
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		19:30
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		16:34

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	30	27	3	.900	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:55
Number 12 S. Guolla	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	43.8%	15:33
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:45
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:59
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	2	0	0		16:29
Number 17 L. Kohn	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:28
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:29
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	2	2	-1	4	2	0	0	0	35%	16:12
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	57.1%	15:31
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	69.2%	15:00
Number 28 D. Audette	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	0	1		19:09
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0		14:45
Number 3 C. Joseph	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	2	0		23:24
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	0	0		22:21
Number 5 G. Murphy	D	0	2	2	+1	2	4	3	2	0		18:37
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	4	0		19:24
Number 25 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		21:13
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	0		14:44

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 N. Maracle	22	18	4	.818	59:16	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Jiri Slegr	Holding	2
1st	05:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Closing hand on puck	2
1st	16:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Gord Murphy	High sticking	2
1st	19:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Tripping	2
2nd	03:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Holding	2
2nd	12:06	Atlanta Thrashers	David Harlock	Roughing	2
2nd	12:06	Atlanta Thrashers	David Harlock	Roughing	2
2nd	12:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Andrew Brunette	Roughing	2
2nd	12:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Roughing	2
2nd	12:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	2
3rd	06:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet	High sticking	2
3rd	06:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet	High sticking	2
3rd	19:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Slashing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Thor Nelson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc Bergevin, Kip Miller, Ian Moran, Garth Snow, Rene Corbet, Hans Jonsson, Dennis Bonvie, Sven Butenschon, Greg Crozier, Steve McKenna, Michal Rozsival, Milan Kraft, Toby Petersen, Sebastien Caron
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Adam Burt, Jarrod Skalde, Damian Rhodes, Yves Sarault, Denny Lambert, Dean Sylvester, Scott Fankhouser, Petr Buzek, Sergei Vyshedkevich, Yannick Tremblay, Brett Clark, Herbert Vasiljevs, Andrei Skopintsev, Dan Snyder, Bryan Adams, Frantisek Kaberle, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Darcy Hordichuk

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 18, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 27, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 30, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 8, 2001

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Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 8, 2001
Calgary Flames 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 8, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 8, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 8, 2001
Minnesota Wild 2 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 8, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 8, 2001
Nashville Predators 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 8, 2001