Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, January 5, 2003, 5:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 on Sunday, January 5, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Philadelphia Flyers	5	45-20-13-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	1	2	2	5
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	12	12	16	40
Atlanta Thrashers	9	5	8	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Justin Williams (7)	Eric Desjardins (9)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 0
1st	13:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (10)	Brad Tapper (1), Frantisek Kaberle (11)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 1
2nd	08:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper (5)	Ilya Kovalchuk (12), Patrik Stefan (13)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 2
2nd	17:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Dennis Seidenberg (4)	Michal Handzus (5)	Even strength	PHI 2, ATL 2
2nd	17:38	Philadelphia Flyers	Radovan Somik (1)	Donald Brashear (7), Michal Handzus (6)	Even strength	PHI 3, ATL 2
3rd	03:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHI 3, ATL 3
3rd	11:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Mark Recchi (10)	Dennis Seidenberg (7), Andre Savage (1)	Even strength	PHI 4, ATL 3
3rd	12:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (3)	Shawn McEachern (13), Dany Heatley (24)	Even strength	PHI 4, ATL 4
3rd	14:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Mark Recchi (11)	Pavel Brendl (5), Dennis Seidenberg (8)	Even strength	PHI 5, ATL 4

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

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	2	0	2	+1	0	7	0	100%	20:54
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0		14:40
Number 18 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:35
Number 20 R. Somik	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0		21:18
Number 24 C. McAllister	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		08:28
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	45.5%	19:44
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	47.6%	22:29
Number 27 A. Savage	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		04:18
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		06:28
Number 39 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	100%	07:12
Number 55 P. Brendl	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		15:19
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	1	1	+1	4	4	1		15:57
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	57.1%	14:56
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0		26:52
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0		26:58
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:45
Number 36 D. Seidenberg	D	1	2	3	+3	0	4	0		17:00
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	1	1	+4	0	4	0		26:07

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 R. Cechmanek	22	18	4	.818	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	33.3%	09:36
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	56.5%	19:33
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3		15:09
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0		21:22
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:06
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0		20:34
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0		17:30
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0		18:09
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		06:32
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	50%	15:03
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	57.1%	16:22
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		08:36
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	+1	6	0	0		13:36
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		21:38
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		18:19
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		23:26
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:52
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2		18:48

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	40	35	5	.875	58:48	Loss

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:14	Philadelphia Flyers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	10:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Hooking	2
2nd	04:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Roughing	2
2nd	04:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Roughing	2
2nd	04:04	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
2nd	09:44	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Don Koharski, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Andy McElman
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, John LeClair, Chris Therien, Marcus Ragnarsson, Ian MacNeil, Simon Gagne, Bruno St. Jacques, Kirby Law, Guillaume Lefebvre, Patrick Sharp
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Tony Hrkac, Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Vyacheslav Kozlov, 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 Philadelphia Flyers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 5, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 13, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Mar 24, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 5, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 5, 2003
Dallas Stars 1 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 5, 2003