Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, February 27, 2003, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, February 27, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	31-39-7-5
at Colorado Avalanche	3	42-19-13-8

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	1	1	4
Colorado Avalanche	2	0	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	12	9	6	3	30
Colorado Avalanche	11	8	11	1	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:21	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (37)	Peter Forsberg (58), Alex Tanguay (30)	Even strength	ATL 0, COL 1
1st	09:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (26)	Ilya Kovalchuk (21), Vyacheslav Kozlov (32)	Power play	ATL 1, COL 1
1st	16:21	Colorado Avalanche	Derek Morris (8)	Milan Hejduk (36), Alex Tanguay (31)	Power play	ATL 1, COL 2
2nd	04:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (17)	Dany Heatley (32), Marc Savard (21)	Even strength	ATL 2, COL 2
3rd	11:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers (2)	Dan Snyder (2), Jeff Cowan (4)	Even strength	ATL 3, COL 2
3rd	17:57	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (20)	Derek Morris (25)	Even strength	ATL 3, COL 3
OT	01:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (11)	Dany Heatley (33), Frantisek Kaberle (17)	Even strength	ATL 4, COL 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	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	41.7%	11:36
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	2	0	61.3%	21:40
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	16:43
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	1	0		21:46
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	2	3	+1	0	4	0	2	1		23:38
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		11:18
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:52
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0		10:35
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		09:50
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		10:43
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25%	13:59
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	46.7%	10:50
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		17:42
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		23:27
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		13:06
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		24:56
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		23:09
Number 44 U. Krupp	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:43

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	31	28	3	.903	61:12	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	2	0	68.8%	14:43
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:30
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	100%	07:59
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		14:11
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0	50%	18:53
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	44%	22:44
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		22:57
Number 24 C. McAllister	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		05:12
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:46
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:37
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		07:54
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:08
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		22:29
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	4	1	0		28:44
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0		19:47
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:52
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		27:28
Number 53 D. Morris	D	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	0	1		23:30

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	30	26	4	.867	61:12	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:24	Colorado Avalanche	Greg De Vries	Interference	2
1st	06:31	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Interference	2
1st	09:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Roughing	2
1st	09:16	Colorado Avalanche	Chris McAllister	Roughing	2
1st	09:16	Colorado Avalanche	Chris McAllister	Roughing	2
1st	10:08	Colorado Avalanche	Serge Aubin	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	15:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	04:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper	Boarding	2
2nd	11:29	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Tripping	2
2nd	16:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Kirill Safronov	Holding	2
3rd	08:21	Colorado Avalanche	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
3rd	13:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Mark Wheler
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Per Svartvadet, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Pasi Nurminen
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Jeff Shantz, Steve Brule, Eric Messier, Denis Smith, Brad Larsen, Bryan Muir, Jeff Paul, Brian Willsie, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Charlie Stephens, Vaclav Nedorost

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