Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, January 9, 2003, 7:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, January 9, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	36-25-16-5

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	1	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	15	12	9	3	39
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	12	11	2	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (23)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (9), Mike Weaver (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, TBL 0
2nd	06:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (7)	Frantisek Kaberle (12), Vyacheslav Kozlov (19)	Even strength	ATL 2, TBL 0
3rd	01:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (17)	Brad Richards (32), Vinny Prospal (28)	Power play	ATL 2, TBL 1
3rd	16:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (12)	Vinny Prospal (29), Vincent Lecavalier (21)	Power play	ATL 2, TBL 2
OT	04:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (24)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 3, TBL 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	48.3%	22:14
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	56.3%	16:26
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	6		21:58
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	0	0	6		23:51
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	2	1		07:56
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	0	2	+2	0	6		19:21
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1		13:29
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	2	2		19:33
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:04
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2		14:35
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	85.7%	09:54
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	33.3%	16:18
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:39
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3		21:10
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2		26:27
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2		23:35
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2		17:14
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0		23:40

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	32	30	2	.938	64:44	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	1	2	-2	0	5	0	1	44.4%	20:15
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:05
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:13
Number 18 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:55
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	68.8%	23:47
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	2	2	-2	2	1	0	0		23:06
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	1	0	1	0	2	7	0	1	52.4%	17:39
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:21
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	36.4%	15:57
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	75%	04:31
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:16
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		05:29
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		25:27
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		26:25
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0		25:12
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0		16:22
Number 38 D. Rumble	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:32
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		18:30

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	39	36	3	.923	64:33	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Holding	2
1st	12:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Interference	2
1st	16:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich	Holding	2
2nd	04:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	High sticking	2
3rd	00:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Holding	2
3rd	04:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Tripping	2
3rd	08:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Slashing	2
3rd	08:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Roughing	2
3rd	09:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Hooking	2
3rd	16:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Cross checking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Mark Faucette, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tim Nowak
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Richard Smehlik, Milan Hnilicka, Chris Herperger, Per Svartvadet, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Ben Clymer, Dan Boyle, Evgeny Konstantinov, Nikita Alexeev, Alexander Svitov

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Oct 18, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 14, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Feb 19, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Apr 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 9, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Ottawa Senators 1 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 9, 2003