Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Monday, March 18, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 on Monday, March 18, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	28-41-8-5
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	19-47-11-5

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	2	4
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	6	10	27
Atlanta Thrashers	7	5	12	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (11)	Alex Kovalev (36), Jan Hrdina (25)	Power play	PIT 1, ATL 0
2nd	10:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan (7)	Alex Kovalev (37)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 0
2nd	17:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (14)	Jiri Slegr (5), Yannick Tremblay (12)	Power play	PIT 2, ATL 1
3rd	01:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (8)	Stephane Richer (12), Aleksey Morozov (23)	Even strength	PIT 3, ATL 1
3rd	08:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier (3)	Yannick Tremblay (13), Patrik Stefan (13)	Even strength	PIT 3, ATL 2
3rd	19:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (21)	Darius Kasparaitis (12), Alex Kovalev (38)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, ATL 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 14 M. Kraft	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	10:25
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		11:27
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:05
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	2	0		16:30
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	50%	23:10
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	3	3	+2	4	4	2	0	0		23:33
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:58
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	+1	6	1	0	0	0	56.3%	24:46
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		12:11
Number 46 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	46.7%	12:09
Number 47 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	11:17
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		15:40
Number 4 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		17:03
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		16:19
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:34
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	7	2	0		22:06
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		19:50
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	4	0		20:49

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

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	-1	0	3	0	0	1	64.7%	17:10
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	18:47
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		19:08
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		20:21
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		11:22
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		15:15
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:17
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:58
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	57.1%	15:18
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	08:26
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:19
Number 47 J. Vigier	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	1	0		15:16
Number 3 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	5	1	0		19:42
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		12:15
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	3	0	0		10:28
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		20:39
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	0		25:13
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0		28:06

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	26	23	3	.885	58:55	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Interference	2
1st	02:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	High sticking	2
1st	07:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Holding	2
1st	11:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Tripping	2
2nd	04:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Boarding	2
2nd	08:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Hooking	2
2nd	12:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech	Tripping	2
2nd	14:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	High sticking	2
2nd	14:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	High sticking	2
2nd	16:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
2nd	17:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	High sticking	2
3rd	13:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Interference	2
3rd	16:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Blaine Angus, Kevin Maguire
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Brian Mach
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Janne Laukkanen, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Krzysztof Oliwa, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Shane Endicott
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Todd Reirden, Damian Rhodes, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Brett Clark, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Luke Sellars, Frantisek Kaberle, Derek MacKenzie, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Darcy Hordichuk, Ilya Kovalchuk

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers 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 Monday, March 18, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Mar 18, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 18, 2002
Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 18, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Mar 18, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 18, 2002