Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, January 26, 2002, 1:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, January 26, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	19-47-11-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	28-41-8-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	12	12	9	2	35
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	7	11	4	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Bob Corkum (3)	Andreas Karlsson (6), Per Svartvadet (6)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 0
2nd	01:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (6)	Alex Kovalev (21)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 1
3rd	04:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov (12)	Randy Robitaille (5), Darius Kasparaitis (10)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 2
3rd	17:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (11)	Ilya Kovalchuk (20), Frantisek Kaberle (19)	Power play	ATL 2, PIT 2
OT	04:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (6)	Alex Kovalev (22), Michal Rozsival (13)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	60%	17:53
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	14:49
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:35
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		23:11
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0		18:43
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		13:59
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		08:52
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	66.7%	13:42
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	55.6%	13:09
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	46.2%	11:01
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	58.8%	16:34
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:39
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		16:39
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		25:53
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		09:47
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		24:29
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		19:33
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	0		22:21

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	28	25	3	.893	64:02	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	20%	10:08
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	50%	10:28
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	50%	10:50
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		05:05
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	44%	24:37
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	66.7%	11:49
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	+2	2	5	0	0	60%	27:43
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:39
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0		17:01
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	40%	28:26
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1		12:01
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2		21:04
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:06
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		19:28
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	4	1		16:51
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	5	5		22:22
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		20:12
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	5		20:53

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	35	33	2	.943	63:59	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Tripping	2
1st	15:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille	Tripping	2
2nd	02:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Holding the stick	2
2nd	09:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	09:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	12:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Slashing	2
2nd	16:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Jiri Slegr	Charging	2
2nd	19:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	Tripping	2
3rd	08:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	High sticking	2
3rd	11:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Diving	2
3rd	11:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Hooking	2
3rd	16:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft	High sticking	2
3rd	18:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Jiri Slegr	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Mark Pare
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Todd Reirden, Damian Rhodes, Shean Donovan, Norm Maracle, Jeff Cowan, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Darcy Hordichuk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Stephane Richer, Kevin Stevens, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Hans Jonsson, Wayne Primeau, Jan Hrdina, Tom Kostopoulos, Shane Endicott

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 18, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 26, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 26, 2002