Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, January 3, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–1 on Friday, January 3, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	27-44-6-5
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	11	8	28
Atlanta Thrashers	10	6	8	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (2)	Frantisek Kaberle (10), Andy Sutton (8)	Power play	PIT 0, ATL 1
2nd	04:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (11)	Mario Lemieux (47), Dick Tarnstrom (22)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 1
3rd	02:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna (3)	Shean Donovan (3), Kent Manderville (2)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 1
3rd	05:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom (5)	Alex Kovalev (30), Mario Lemieux (48)	Even strength	PIT 3, ATL 1
3rd	19:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan (2)	Kent Manderville (3), Wayne Primeau (6)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, ATL 1

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		10:49
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	35.7%	15:57
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	62.5%	14:27
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0		10:21
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0		08:55
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	44.4%	10:08
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0		23:50
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:08
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	47.6%	23:04
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:48
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	50%	22:31
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		17:30
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		14:29
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0		18:26
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		17:47
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1		16:36
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		21:22
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0		23:53

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:35
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	-4	0	2	0	1	61.9%	18:18
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:30
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	28.6%	16:38
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		21:46
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:11
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0		19:12
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		13:06
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	100%	18:31
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	44.4%	07:17
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	65%	19:09
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:02
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		14:05
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0		22:24
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0		22:23
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:40
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:56
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:59

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	27	24	3	.889	59:18	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Interference	2
1st	16:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Roughing	2
1st	16:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Roughing	2
1st	16:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Roughing	2
2nd	02:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Rheaume	Holding	2
2nd	10:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper	Diving	2
2nd	19:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson	Tripping	2
3rd	06:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Holding	2
3rd	11:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Herperger	Interference	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Andy McElman
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Jeff Odgers, Richard Smehlik, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 16, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 22, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 3, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, January 3, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 3, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Fri, Jan 3, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 3, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 3, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Jan 3, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 3, 2003