Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens

Monday, March 4, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–3 on Monday, March 4, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	19-47-11-5
at Montreal Canadiens	5	36-31-12-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	11	7	26
Montreal Canadiens	11	11	8	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:17	Montreal Canadiens	Gino Odjick (4)	Joe Juneau (22), Yanic Perreault (23)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 1
1st	08:47	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau (4)	Andreas Dackell (13), Jan Bulis (9)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 2
1st	09:11	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (20)	Gino Odjick (1)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 3
2nd	08:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (29)	Dany Heatley (32)	Even strength	ATL 1, MTL 3
2nd	19:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer (2)	Tomi Kallio (12), Ilya Kovalchuk (22)	Even strength	ATL 2, MTL 3
3rd	04:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 3, MTL 3
3rd	18:25	Montreal Canadiens	Oleg Petrov (21)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ATL 3, MTL 4
3rd	19:57	Montreal Canadiens	Andreas Dackell (12)	Shaun Van Allen (12), Joe Juneau (23)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 3, MTL 5

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 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.3%	16:00
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	30%	17:00
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		14:56
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-3	0	4	0	0		17:58
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:24
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	-2	0	2	0	0		18:15
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		13:31
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		09:26
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	47.1%	17:51
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	60%	13:00
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	61.9%	15:40
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:43
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	1		14:40
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3		13:38
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		18:22
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		20:16
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		27:04
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2		23:07

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	6	3	3	.500	09:11
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	23	22	1	.957	49:59	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		20:10
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1		20:13
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1		17:26
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:17
Number 27 S. Van Allen	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2	50%	09:22
Number 29 G. Odjick	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0		11:24
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		11:45
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	09:33
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	2	63.2%	16:10
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	54.2%	20:04
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	61.5%	14:29
Number 95 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:32
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:40
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+3	0	3	0	0		20:14
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		20:49
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		24:59
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:40
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		19:51

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	26	23	3	.885	59:35	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:43	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Tripping	2
1st	05:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Cross checking	2
1st	12:11	Montreal Canadiens	Gino Odjick	Roughing	2
1st	18:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Tripping	2
1st	20:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Jiri Slegr	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Berezin	Charging	2
2nd	04:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Milan Hnilicka	Delaying game	2
3rd	17:02	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger	Holding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Gerard Gauthier
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Damian Rhodes, Shean Donovan, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Frantisek Kaberle, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Darcy Hordichuk
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Benoit Gratton, Stephane Robidas, Eric Landry, Mathieu Garon, Arron Asham, Francis Bouillon, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie, Olivier Michaud

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 22, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 12, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Mar 4, 2002

Other NHL games on Monday, March 4, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Calgary Flames 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
New Jersey Devils 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Ottawa Senators 1 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 4, 2002