Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens 1–0 on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	0	30-35-8-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	12	3	22
Atlanta Thrashers	10	6	17	33

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	15:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (6)	Dany Heatley (25), Yannick Tremblay (8)	Power play	MTL 0, ATL 1

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	0	56%	16:52
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	0		17:38
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	8	0		16:21
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0		08:46
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0		16:32
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	25%	08:58
Number 26 S. Blouin	L	5	0	1		05:40
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	0		17:02
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	2	0		16:43
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	1	0		16:37
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	2	0	64.7%	18:21
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	0	63.6%	19:17
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0		22:37
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0		22:49
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	0		17:20
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	4	0	1		23:02
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0		10:10
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	4	0		24:14

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	32	1	.970	58:49	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	52.2%	20:05
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	14:11
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:31
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	4	1	0		21:24
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	04:56
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:23
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:42
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:16
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		06:28
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:12
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10%	16:47
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:43
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:33
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:34
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:56
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	0		19:17
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:34
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:10

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:09	Montreal Canadiens	Sylvain Blouin	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Hooking	2
2nd	07:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac	Tripping	2
3rd	11:37	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Holding	2
3rd	15:18	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Hooking	2
3rd	19:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Cross checking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dean Morton, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Lyle Seitz
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Doug Gilmour, Karl Dykhuis, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Mike Komisarek
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Chris Herperger, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every Montreal Canadiens and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 26, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 13, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
New York Islanders 0 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 15, 2003