Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, January 7, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers tied 3–3 on Tuesday, January 7, 2003.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	22-43-11-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	9	12	8	39
Atlanta Thrashers	12	10	5	4	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (11)	Shawn McEachern (14), Andy Sutton (9)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 1
1st	16:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (22)	Patrik Stefan (14)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 2
2nd	01:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 2
2nd	13:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (16)	Jeff Daniels (2), Niclas Wallin (3)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 2
3rd	08:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (12)	Ilya Kovalchuk (13), Yannick Tremblay (7)	Power play	CAR 2, ATL 3
3rd	10:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (6)	Aaron Ward (3), Rod Brind'Amour (20)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 3

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	60%	16:58
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1		12:04
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	+2	6	0	1		19:23
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28.6%	11:56
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	1	2	+2	0	7	0	77.8%	25:13
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		14:49
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0		17:59
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	11:04
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	04:15
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		12:58
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	44.4%	09:52
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	60%	17:47
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0		29:49
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0		24:01
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0		23:02
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0		28:02
Number 28 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		10:51
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		14:25

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	31	28	3	.903	65:00	T

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	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	05:18
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	44%	24:13
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		18:11
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	2	0	2	0	0	7	0	1		25:27
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		07:17
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	2	7	0	0		23:46
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		17:28
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	20:34
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		04:56
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	15:57
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	33.3%	15:48
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	18:58
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:35
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:53
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		20:10
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		21:20
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		22:54
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		21:02

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	39	36	3	.923	65:00	T

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	High sticking	2
1st	07:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	High sticking	2
1st	17:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
2nd	05:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Clipping	2
2nd	19:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Jaroslav Svoboda	Hooking	2
3rd	06:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Delaying game	2
3rd	08:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Interference	2
OT	02:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Interference	2
OT	02:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Interference obstruction	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Danny McCourt
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Bret Hedican, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Tommy Vestlund, David Tanabe, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Tony Hrkac, Uwe Krupp, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Richard Smehlik, Milan Hnilicka, Per Svartvadet, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 11, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Dallas Stars 7	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 7, 2003