Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, February 4, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	31-39-7-5
at Montreal Canadiens	3	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	1	4
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	6	8	21
Montreal Canadiens	8	11	13	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper (10)	Ilya Kovalchuk (18), Patrik Stefan (18)	Even strength	ATL 1, MTL 0
1st	05:24	Montreal Canadiens	Andreas Dackell (5)	Joe Juneau (11), Niklas Sundstrom (11)	Even strength	ATL 1, MTL 1
2nd	03:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, MTL 1
2nd	05:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan (1)	Dan Snyder (1)	Even strength	ATL 3, MTL 1
2nd	18:01	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (9)	Richard Zednik (14), Saku Koivu (37)	Even strength	ATL 3, MTL 2
3rd	06:41	Montreal Canadiens	Niklas Sundstrom (5)	Joe Juneau (12), Karl Dykhuis (4)	Even strength	ATL 3, MTL 3
3rd	18:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (9)	Ilya Kovalchuk (19), Dany Heatley (27)	Power play	ATL 4, MTL 3

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	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	1	43.5%	17:20
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	75%	14:47
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:08
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		20:43
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		07:24
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0		17:47
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0		12:53
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		07:06
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	50%	13:41
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	54.5%	18:00
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	07:28
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:00
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:47
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:28
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+1	8	0	1	0		21:32
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:31
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:37
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		21:03

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	55.6%	21:48
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0		22:41
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0		08:34
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0		13:20
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	100%	06:42
Number 27 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		15:27
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0		14:23
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0		15:13
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	50%	12:00
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		10:55
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	40%	14:37
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	46.7%	19:00
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0		19:01
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		15:47
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		23:17
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		19:00
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:08
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		23:47

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	21	17	4	.810	58:52	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
1st	09:42	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Roughing	2
1st	16:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Hooking	2
2nd	10:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	11:40	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Holding the stick	2
2nd	12:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
2nd	13:54	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	03:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Tripping	2
3rd	14:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	17:43	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Derek Nansen
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Shawn McEachern, Milan Hnilicka, Chris Herperger, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Yanic Perreault, Bill Lindsay, Oleg Petrov, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Mike Komisarek

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens 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 Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Nashville Predators 5 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Feb 4, 2003