Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers

Monday, December 31, 2001, 3:00 PM ET National Car Rental Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Monday, December 31, 2001 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	19-47-11-5
at Florida Panthers	4	22-44-10-6

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	0	1	3
Florida Panthers	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	12	15	5	32
Florida Panthers	8	9	11	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet (1)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (7)	Even strength	ATL 1, FLA 0
1st	14:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Shean Donovan (6)	Unassisted	Power play	ATL 2, FLA 0
1st	17:09	Florida Panthers	Marcus Nilson (6)	Jason Wiemer (7), Olli Jokinen (4)	Even strength	ATL 2, FLA 1
2nd	02:57	Florida Panthers	Pavel Bure (11)	Bret Hedican (7), Olli Jokinen (5)	Even strength	ATL 2, FLA 2
2nd	09:50	Florida Panthers	Marcus Nilson (7)	Viktor Kozlov (16), Jason Wiemer (8)	Even strength	ATL 2, FLA 3
3rd	03:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle (3)	Tony Hrkac (13)	Power play	ATL 3, FLA 3
3rd	09:15	Florida Panthers	Darren Van Impe (2)	Pavel Bure (16), Ivan Novoseltsev (6)	Power play	ATL 3, FLA 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	24:35
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	13:13
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		21:35
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0		11:57
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:49
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		18:29
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	1	0	64.7%	13:48
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	1	1		13:16
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0	50%	12:22
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	45.5%	12:25
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	11	1	1	0	0		05:12
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		12:26
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	1	1	0		17:21
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	1	0	1	0	2	5	1	0	1		24:22
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	1	0		16:35
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		18:56
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-3	0	5	3	0	0		22:24
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:17

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	28	24	4	.857	59:33	Loss

Florida Panthers 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 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	-1	11	0	4	0	0		04:55
Number 10 P. Bure	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:22
Number 11 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1	0		12:43
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	2	2	+1	2	1	1	0	0	27.8%	18:47
Number 16 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	03:29
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	2	0	2	+2	0	5	1	0	0		20:15
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:16
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	50%	24:00
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	2	2	+2	8	3	3	0	0	53.3%	14:20
Number 36 J. Tetarenko	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		05:21
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:42
Number 49 L. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		09:57
Number 2 L. Pitlick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		09:31
Number 3 P. Laus	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0		08:29
Number 4 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	6	1	0		28:57
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	12	0	0		25:59
Number 29 D. Van Impe	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	3	0	1		21:13
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		19:02

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	32	29	3	.906	59:50	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:31	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Hooking	2
1st	08:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Cross checking	2
1st	11:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:36	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:36	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Cross checking	2
1st	13:36	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Cross checking	2
1st	18:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	01:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd Reirden	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	01:56	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	05:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:25	Florida Panthers	Paul Laus	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:42	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Hooking	2
2nd	13:16	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Roughing	2
2nd	13:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Hooking	2
2nd	14:35	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	02:36	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Interference	2
3rd	06:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	High sticking	2
3rd	06:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	High sticking	2
3rd	09:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Harry Dumas, Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: David Harlock, Jeff Odgers, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Hnat Domenichelli, Tomi Kallio, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper
Florida Panthers scratches: Jeff Norton, Wade Flaherty, Valeri Bure, Brad Norton, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Herr, Rocky Thompson, Nick Smith, Dan Boyle, Kyle Rossiter, Ryan Jardine, Eric Beaudoin, Denis Shvidki, Niklas Hagman, David Morisset

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Florida Panthers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 1, 2001
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 26, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Florida Panthers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Apr 10, 2002

Other NHL games on Monday, December 31, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Minnesota Wild 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
New York Rangers 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Boston Bruins 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 31, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 31, 2001