San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, December 19, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
San Jose Sharks	4	44-27-8-3
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	19-47-11-5

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	2	2	4
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	16	15	41
Atlanta Thrashers	6	5	13	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (12)	Patrik Stefan (2)	Even strength	SJS 0, ATL 1
2nd	06:26	San Jose Sharks	Niklas Sundstrom (7)	Scott Thornton (7), Mike Ricci (12)	Even strength	SJS 1, ATL 1
2nd	11:55	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (4)	Todd Harvey (3), Scott Hannan (4)	Even strength	SJS 2, ATL 1
3rd	02:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko (6)	Tomi Kallio (8), Frantisek Kaberle (11)	Even strength	SJS 2, ATL 2
3rd	08:22	San Jose Sharks	Marco Sturm (11)	Mike Ricci (13), Gary Suter (13)	Shorthanded	SJS 3, ATL 2
3rd	12:51	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (5)	Matt Bradley (2), Scott Hannan (5)	Even strength	SJS 4, ATL 2

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:45
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	10:43
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	61.1%	20:24
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	46.2%	13:24
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	25%	09:52
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0		15:29
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	42.9%	16:13
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	+3	0	4	0	0		14:43
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:24
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	57.9%	20:31
Number 28 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		06:37
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		05:54
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		21:37
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		17:53
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		19:01
Number 20 G. Suter	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	2		20:59
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	2	2	+3	0	2	1	0		20:24
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	+2	2	4	0	0		18:43

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 E. Nabokov	24	22	2	.917	59:58	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 9 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:22
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	66.7%	17:06
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	14:32
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0		16:59
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	100%	19:00
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	100%	18:23
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	0		16:09
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	52.6%	18:16
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:26
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	44.4%	15:39
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:34
Number 45 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28.6%	08:25
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		18:52
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		13:11
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	0		22:17
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		18:33
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:39
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		22:23

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Rhodes	41	37	4	.902	59:12	Loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:15	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje	Slashing	2
1st	11:13	San Jose Sharks	Teemu Selanne	Roughing	2
1st	18:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Bob Corkum	Roughing	2
2nd	08:22	Atlanta Thrashers	David Harlock	Holding	2
2nd	12:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Holding	2
2nd	18:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	High sticking	2
3rd	06:08	San Jose Sharks	Bryan Marchment	Holding	2
3rd	06:57	San Jose Sharks	Evgeni Nabokov	Tripping	2
3rd	10:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Shean Donovan	High sticking	2
3rd	14:02	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton	Roughing	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Thor Nelson
San Jose Sharks scratches: Mike Craig, Steve Bancroft, Alexander Korolyuk, Vesa Toskala, Shawn Heins, Mark Smith, Jeff Jillson, Hannes Hyvonen
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

Every San Jose Sharks and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 1, 2001
San Jose Sharks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 19, 2001

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 19, 2001
Calgary Flames 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 19, 2001