Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, February 5, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–2 on Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Edmonton Oilers	2	38-28-12-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	19-47-11-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	15	10	16	41
Atlanta Thrashers	9	17	9	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay (5)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (11), Dany Heatley (26)	Even strength	EDM 0, ATL 1
1st	12:37	Edmonton Oilers	Daniel Cleary (8)	Anson Carter (25)	Even strength	EDM 1, ATL 1
3rd	08:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (27)	Dany Heatley (27), Frantisek Kaberle (20)	Even strength	EDM 1, ATL 2
3rd	09:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers (3)	Tony Hrkac (18), Lubos Bartecko (7)	Even strength	EDM 1, ATL 3
3rd	18:27	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (21)	Ryan Smyth (19), Anson Carter (26)	Even strength	EDM 2, ATL 3

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

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		14:48
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	60%	11:24
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		08:37
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	71.4%	15:05
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:33
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0		14:56
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	3	0	80%	19:10
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	100%	14:33
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	57.1%	15:46
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		09:28
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	61.5%	18:09
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		17:54
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1		23:50
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		24:24
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	2		20:15
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		11:45
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		14:23
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	+2	2	5	3	0		24:41

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Markkanen	35	32	3	.914	58:39	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	36.4%	15:40
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2		14:07
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:21
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0		17:34
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0		18:17
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		11:05
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		09:54
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	66.7%	16:37
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	42.9%	13:04
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	27.3%	13:59
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	25%	16:08
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	0		13:05
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		15:13
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1		22:30
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4		17:08
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0		22:16
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1		18:22
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		21:00

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	41	39	2	.951	59:54	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Tripping	2
1st	13:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Slashing	2
1st	13:22	Edmonton Oilers	Sean Brown	Slashing	2
1st	19:45	Edmonton Oilers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	16:00	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Holding	2
2nd	19:31	Edmonton Oilers	Georges Laraque	Roughing	2
3rd	03:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet	High sticking	2
3rd	06:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Illegal stick	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Mark Faucette, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Scott Driscoll
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Scott Ferguson, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Marty Reasoner, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Damian Rhodes, Shean Donovan, Norm Maracle, Jeff Cowan, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Darcy Hordichuk

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