Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, December 18, 2001, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	4	3	2	14
Boston Bruins	15	16	18	6	55

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Hnat Domenichelli (5)	Tomi Kallio (7), Ray Ferraro (12)	Even strength	ATL 1, BOS 0
2nd	13:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (14)	Dany Heatley (17), Yannick Tremblay (5)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 0
2nd	17:22	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (14)	Joe Thornton (19), Brian Rolston (12)	Power play	ATL 2, BOS 1
3rd	02:30	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (16)	Rob Zamuner (4), Kyle McLaren (4)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 2
OT	03:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (11)	Frantisek Kaberle (10), Ilya Kovalchuk (13)	Even strength	ATL 3, BOS 2

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

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	0	2	0	0		13:20
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	19:30
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	19:16
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		20:19
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	2		19:58
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1		19:26
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:32
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	33.3%	15:49
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		15:19
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	54.8%	18:01
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	1		04:38
Number 45 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	60%	08:23
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		23:08
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2		16:10
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0		20:37
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2		15:23
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0		19:20
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		27:53

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	55	53	2	.964	63:49	Win

Boston Bruins 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 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	-1	0	10	2	0	0	46.2%	22:47
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	3	0	1		26:29
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0	54.5%	20:30
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0		11:47
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	0	2	5	5	0	0	56%	24:11
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	0	100%	16:44
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		12:45
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	22:34
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:05
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	03:53
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		02:58
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		23:04
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	0		24:42
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0		27:04
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:58
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:56
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		13:31
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		15:26

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	14	11	3	.786	63:52	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:59	Boston Bruins	Rob Zamuner	Holding the stick	2
1st	06:59	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Boarding	2
1st	09:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd Reirden	Slashing	2
1st	13:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:19	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:00	Atlanta Thrashers	David Harlock	Holding	2
3rd	04:22	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	High sticking	2
3rd	13:35	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Dave Jackson, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brian Murphy
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jeff Odgers, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Per Svartvadet, Andreas Karlsson, Brett Clark, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver
Boston Bruins scratches: Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, P.J. Axelsson, Ric Jackman, Sergei Samsonov, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins 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 18, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 18, 2001
St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 18, 2001
Ottawa Senators 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 18, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 18, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 18, 2001