Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, December 6, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers tied 3–3 on Thursday, December 6, 2001.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals	3	36-33-11-2
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	19-47-11-5

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	2	1	0	0	3
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	15	8	11	3	37
Atlanta Thrashers	13	6	11	2	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:51	Washington Capitals	Dmitri Khristich (3)	Andrei Nikolishin (11), Frantisek Kucera (4)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 0
1st	13:36	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (4)	Peter Bondra (8), Andrei Nikolishin (12)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 0
1st	17:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko (4)	Brad Tapper (4), Frantisek Kaberle (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 1
2nd	04:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (12)	Dany Heatley (11), Milan Hnilicka (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 2
2nd	17:53	Washington Capitals	Dmitri Khristich (4)	Peter Bondra (9), Andrei Nikolishin (13)	Power play	WSH 3, ATL 2
3rd	17:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Hnat Domenichelli (4)	Ilya Kovalchuk (8), Dany Heatley (12)	Even strength	WSH 3, ATL 3

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

Washington Capitals 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 8 D. Khristich	R	2	0	2	0	0	3	3	1	2	37.5%	15:49
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	6	0	0	100%	20:11
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		22:35
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	72.7%	12:27
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	2	2	-1	0	10	1	1	0		22:08
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	3	3	-1	0	6	0	1	0	52%	22:35
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:38
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	0		11:32
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		10:36
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:52
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		19:10
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	40.6%	23:06
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		17:43
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		25:18
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0		16:37
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		21:10
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:04
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		24:27

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	32	29	3	.906	64:52	T

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 H. Domenichelli	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0		16:36
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	57.1%	24:17
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	1	50%	23:31
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+2	0	6	1	1		20:45
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1		14:53
Number 19 B. Tapper	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0		13:40
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	47.8%	21:36
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:37
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	57.6%	18:05
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		04:12
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	33.3%	09:59
Number 3 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		11:55
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		18:07
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		05:50
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	2		22:01
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		21:20
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4		24:45
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		21:42

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	37	34	3	.919	65:00	T

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:59	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Hooking	2
1st	08:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Hnat Domenichelli	Interference	2
1st	17:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper	Roughing	2
2nd	06:37	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
2nd	07:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Brian Pothier	Interference	2
2nd	10:21	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Slashing	2
2nd	16:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet	Slashing	2
2nd	18:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:02	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Fighting (major)	5

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Tom Kowal, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Rob Zettler, Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Trent Whitfield, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jeff Odgers, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Petr Buzek, Tomi Kallio, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Patrik Stefan, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Oct 26, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 10, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 22, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 6, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
New York Islanders 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
Ottawa Senators 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 6, 2001