New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, April 5, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Friday, April 5, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New Jersey Devils	3	41-28-9-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	19-47-11-5

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	2	0	1	3
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	12	13	11	36
Atlanta Thrashers	5	4	6	15

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:44	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin (16)	Scott Stevens (16)	Even strength	NJD 1, ATL 0
1st	17:56	New Jersey Devils	Joe Nieuwendyk (25)	Jamie Langenbrunner (19), Brian Rafalski (40)	Even strength	NJD 2, ATL 0
2nd	09:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Yuri Butsayev (1)	Patrik Stefan (15), Dany Heatley (39)	Even strength	NJD 2, ATL 1
3rd	19:12	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (12)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	NJD 3, ATL 1

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	2	0	20%	14:41
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	07:44
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		17:29
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	1	1	+1	17	2	0	0		11:47
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	1	68.8%	18:11
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		20:06
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		19:26
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	0		15:12
Number 22 V. Kamensky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:18
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	75%	17:50
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0		17:49
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		10:34
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		14:46
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	1	1	+3	0	3	2	3		22:08
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		19:09
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:33
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:30
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	1		21:57

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	15	14	1	.933	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		14:01
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:41
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	37.5%	13:49
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	41.7%	20:16
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		13:45
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		18:59
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0		14:31
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:37
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:36
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	3	1	33.3%	14:09
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	-1	7	0	1	1	45.5%	10:02
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	33.3%	14:53
Number 47 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	12:17
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		20:23
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		17:09
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1		20:10
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		24:56
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		20:44

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	35	33	2	.943	59:43	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder	Roughing	2
1st	09:05	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	High sticking	2
1st	09:05	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	High sticking	2
1st	19:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Rheaume	Elbowing	2
2nd	03:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Roughing	2
2nd	03:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:22	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner	Instigator	2
2nd	03:22	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:22	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	03:22	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias	Roughing	2
2nd	09:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Rheaume	High sticking	2
2nd	18:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Holding	2
3rd	09:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Marc Joannette, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Stephane Provost
New Jersey Devils scratches: Jim McKenzie, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Andrei Zyuzin, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Scott Gomez, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Damian Rhodes, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Scott Fankhouser, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Luke Sellars, Frantisek Kaberle, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pasi Nurminen, Mark Hartigan

Every New Jersey Devils and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Nov 7, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 24, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 7, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Apr 5, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, April 5, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Ottawa Senators 0 at Washington Capitals 0	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Apr 5, 2002