Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, January 3, 2002, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 on Thursday, January 3, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	19-47-11-5
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	40-27-9-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	7	11	26
Phoenix Coyotes	8	18	7	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Michal Handzus (7)	Danny Markov (18), Ladislav Nagy (6)	Even strength	ATL 0, PHX 1
2nd	13:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy (7)	Teppo Numminen (12), Claude Lemieux (12)	Even strength	ATL 0, PHX 2
3rd	11:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (17)	Patrik Stefan (3), Lubos Bartecko (5)	Even strength	ATL 1, PHX 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	-1	0	1	1	0		14:25
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	57.1%	21:31
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	50%	12:50
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	2	0		22:18
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0		13:54
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1		19:01
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	2		13:28
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	1	38.5%	16:43
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:36
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	44.4%	13:18
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100%	05:59
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	85.7%	10:58
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		17:45
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		13:49
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		24:55
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		20:16
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	3		22:37
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		15:13

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Rhodes	33	31	2	.939	59:41	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	60%	15:42
Number 10 D. Pederson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	36.4%	10:48
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	63.6%	18:14
Number 16 M. Handzus	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	0	38.5%	19:05
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0		17:51
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	5	0		19:43
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	1	1	+2	0	5	2	1		21:12
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	66.7%	11:40
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:58
Number 32 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:19
Number 36 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	14:08
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0		15:51
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		16:31
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:30
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:42
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:45
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		23:01
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1		21:51

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Slashing	2
1st	13:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Shean Donovan	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	15:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	18:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Slashing	2
2nd	04:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko	High sticking	2
3rd	02:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Boarding	2
3rd	06:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Tripping	2
3rd	07:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Tripping	2
3rd	17:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Roughing	2
3rd	17:02	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Stephane Auger, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Troy Sartison
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jeff Odgers, Todd Reirden, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Tomi Kallio, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Todd Warriner, Sergei Berezin, Dan Focht, Jean-Guy Trudel, Mike Johnson, Wyatt Smith, Patrick Desrochers, Tyler Bouck, David Cullen, Kirill Safronov, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Jan 28, 2002

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 3, 2002