Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, October 23, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 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	1	2	1	4
Atlanta Thrashers	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	16	15	8	39
Atlanta Thrashers	6	6	5	17

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (4)	Yannick Tremblay (2), Dany Heatley (4)	Power play	PIT 0, ATL 1
1st	06:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (1)	Toby Petersen (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 1
1st	16:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (2)	Frantisek Kaberle (2), Brian Pothier (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 2
2nd	06:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Stephane Richer (2)	Kris Beech (2), Dan Lacouture (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 2
2nd	16:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival (1)	Robert Lang (2), Kris Beech (3)	Power play	PIT 3, ATL 2
3rd	02:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens (1)	Mario Lemieux (5), Andrew Ference (1)	Even strength	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	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	71.4%	09:58
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	3	0	0	61.5%	15:56
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	50%	19:57
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	18:34
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0	0		11:09
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		03:20
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	1	1	+1	7	0	1	0	0		15:06
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	75%	09:34
Number 44 S. Richer	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		14:56
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	1	2	+1	0	11	0	1	0	41.4%	22:25
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		22:27
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		11:42
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	1	0		17:21
Number 4 M. Wilson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	4	1	0		12:47
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	2	0		22:26
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	3	0		20:04
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		19:54
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	1		19:33

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	17	15	2	.882	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 9 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		14:23
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.9%	16:10
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:55
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		22:28
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1		20:15
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0		09:45
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		05:13
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	43.5%	19:08
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		12:13
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	33.3%	09:00
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0	54.2%	14:33
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:12
Number 3 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	1	0		17:13
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	5	0	3	3	0		15:35
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		26:16
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		16:48
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:33
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		21:45

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	39	35	4	.897	59:46	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Andreas Karlsson	Holding the stick	2
1st	05:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Holding	2
1st	06:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	High sticking	2
1st	11:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Bob Corkum	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	10:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Holding	2
2nd	14:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Ray Ferraro	Roughing	2
2nd	16:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Tripping	2
2nd	19:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Holding	2
3rd	03:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	High sticking	2
3rd	04:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival	Holding	2
3rd	06:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko	Boarding	2
3rd	06:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko	Roughing	2
3rd	06:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Roughing	2
3rd	09:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov	Holding	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Mark Faucette, Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Dan Schachte
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Alex Kovalev, John Jakopin, Hans Jonsson, Wayne Primeau, Eric Meloche, Tom Kostopoulos, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Jiri Slegr, Petr Buzek, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Patrik Stefan, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Darcy Hordichuk

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 Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
San Jose Sharks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Nashville Predators 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Oct 23, 2001