Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars

Wednesday, January 2, 2002, 8:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	19-47-11-5
at Dallas Stars	2	36-28-13-5

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	0	1
Dallas Stars	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	5	10	21
Dallas Stars	8	10	11	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (8)	Lubos Bartecko (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, DAL 0
2nd	12:12	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano (18)	Brad Lukowich (4), Kirk Muller (12)	Power play	ATL 1, DAL 1
3rd	10:52	Dallas Stars	Joe Nieuwendyk (15)	Pierre Turgeon (13), Darryl Sydor (17)	Power play	ATL 1, DAL 2

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	0	15	0	5	0		15:28
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	42.9%	21:01
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	22.2%	13:25
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:20
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:05
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		11:09
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		16:19
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		13:42
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	37.5%	15:55
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		13:54
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	09:24
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	33.3%	10:54
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4		19:36
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:57
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3		23:54
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		20:02
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		22:43
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		13:38

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	29	27	2	.931	59:19	Loss

Dallas Stars 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 M. Modano	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	75%	19:43
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:56
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:49
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	17:41
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:58
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:43
Number 22 K. Muller	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	45.5%	13:21
Number 23 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0		15:54
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1	73.3%	16:07
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0		19:02
Number 33 B. Hogue	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		11:00
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	44.4%	13:57
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		25:43
Number 4 D. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:08
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0		21:32
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0		25:16
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:00
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	1	0		27:12

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Belfour	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:00	Dallas Stars	Martin Rucinsky	Tripping	2
1st	13:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Andreas Karlsson	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:47	Dallas Stars	Benoit Hogue	Tripping	2
2nd	05:10	Dallas Stars	Richard Matvichuk	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	10:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Holding	2
2nd	14:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Weaver	Holding	2
3rd	05:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	09:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Hnat Domenichelli	Slashing (major)	5
3rd	09:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Hnat Domenichelli	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet	Diving	2
3rd	11:31	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Dallas Stars head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Chris Rooney, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Lazarowich
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Bob Corkum, Jeff Odgers, Todd Reirden, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Darcy Hordichuk
Dallas Stars scratches: Greg Hawgood, Pat Verbeek, Valeri Kamensky, Sami Helenius, Jim Montgomery, Roman Lyashenko, Steve Gainey, John Erskine, Niko Kapanen

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Dallas Stars game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 23, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 2, 2002

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