Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 on Tuesday, December 4, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	3	43-24-6-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	19-47-11-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	10	13	12	35
Atlanta Thrashers	11	8	6	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (9)	Tony Hrkac (11), Ilya Kovalchuk (7)	Power play	BOS 0, ATL 1
2nd	12:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (11)	Frantisek Kaberle (8), Milan Hnilicka (1)	Even strength	BOS 0, ATL 2
2nd	19:26	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (12)	Glen Murray (9), P.J. Axelsson (2)	Even strength	BOS 1, ATL 2
3rd	03:34	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (10)	Nick Boynton (3), Jozef Stumpel (10)	Even strength	BOS 2, ATL 2
3rd	03:52	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (11)	Jozef Stumpel (11), Ivan Huml (1)	Even strength	BOS 3, ATL 2

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		15:55
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	46.2%	17:56
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	2	0	2	+2	2	3	1	0		17:54
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		19:06
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	0	52%	18:24
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	08:01
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	47.1%	19:30
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1	100%	14:14
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	2	0		20:13
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:24
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	1		15:43
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:22
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		20:51
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		24:30
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:45
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	0		26:00
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		16:04
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		14:36

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	25	23	2	.920	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	-1	0	4	2	0	0		16:15
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	80%	20:05
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	33.3%	20:13
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	0		19:40
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:51
Number 19 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:42
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	42.1%	18:54
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		16:18
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	52.9%	17:14
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		05:04
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	53.3%	11:33
Number 3 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	1	0	0		19:39
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:48
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:23
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	2	0		17:14
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		15:30
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:13
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		06:58

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	35	32	3	.914	59:09	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:28	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	High sticking	2
2nd	02:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Roughing	2
2nd	05:21	Boston Bruins	Don Sweeney	Interference	2
2nd	06:53	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Interference	2
3rd	04:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Weaver	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Tom Kowal, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray
Boston Bruins scratches: Mike Knuble, Eric Manlow, Jamie Rivers, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Ric Jackman, P.J. Stock, Andy Hilbert, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jeff Odgers, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Petr Buzek, Tomi Kallio, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Patrik Stefan, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier

Every Boston Bruins and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Boston Bruins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 18, 2001
Boston Bruins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 8, 2002

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 4, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 4, 2001
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 4, 2001