Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, March 14, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–0 on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Colorado Avalanche	0	45-28-8-1
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	19-47-11-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	7	7	9	23
Atlanta Thrashers	14	9	5	28

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Brian Pothier (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 0, ATL 1
3rd	19:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier (1)	Patrik Stefan (11)	Even strength, Empty net	COL 0, ATL 2

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

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 B. Larsen	L	0	0	1	1	1	44.4%	12:21
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	2	0	1	0		15:43
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	0	1	0	2		13:31
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	-2	0	1	0	0	100%	17:13
Number 18 C. Drury	C	-1	0	5	1	0	50%	24:55
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	-2	0	3	0	0	51.7%	24:04
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	60%	02:52
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	5	1	0	0		03:12
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	-1	0	1	2	0		23:25
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	3	1		12:56
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	-1	0	3	0	0		15:40
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	0		10:41
Number 2 B. Muir	D	0	0	1	2	0		12:27
Number 4 R. Blake	D	-1	0	0	0	2		30:21
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	0	2	2	2		08:25
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	-1	0	0	1	2		20:06
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	2	2	4	0		20:46
Number 52 A. Foote	D	-2	0	2	4	0		27:13

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	27	26	1	.963	59:31	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	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0	33.3%	17:49
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	69.2%	14:55
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:31
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0		17:24
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		18:51
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	0		16:36
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:02
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	54.5%	10:04
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		14:03
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	53.8%	16:32
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	75%	18:11
Number 47 J. Vigier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		11:00
Number 3 B. Pothier	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		20:29
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		18:42
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0		11:01
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		20:23
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		22:14
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	2		25:13

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	23	23	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:29	Colorado Avalanche	Ville Nieminen	Holding the stick	2
1st	10:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Interference	2
1st	15:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:30	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Parker	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Bob Corkum	Hooking	2
1st	17:41	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Hooking	2
2nd	19:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Jiri Slegr	Hooking	2
3rd	02:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Blaine Angus, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Thor Nelson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Todd Gill, Kelly Fairchild, Pascal Trepanier, Milan Hejduk, Jaroslav Obsut, Jeff Daw, Dan Hinote, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Jordan Krestanovich, Riku Hahl, Vaclav Nedorost
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Todd Reirden, Damian Rhodes, Shean Donovan, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Frantisek Kaberle, Derek MacKenzie, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Darcy Hordichuk, Ilya Kovalchuk

Every Colorado Avalanche and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 3, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 14, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
Dallas Stars 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
Calgary Flames 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 14, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 14, 2002