Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, March 7, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 on Friday, March 7, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Florida Panthers	2	24-36-13-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	7	13	7	27
Atlanta Thrashers	14	11	16	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:02	Florida Panthers	Mathieu Biron (1)	Matt Cullen (18)	Shorthanded	FLA 1, ATL 0
2nd	08:03	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius (19)	Matt Cullen (19)	Even strength	FLA 2, ATL 0
3rd	19:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (32)	Marc Savard (24)	Even strength	FLA 2, ATL 1

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	16:33
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	56.7%	23:30
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:31
Number 16 M. Cullen	C	0	2	2	+1	2	2	1	1	58.3%	18:17
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:32
Number 19 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	03:19
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0		20:54
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		23:03
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		03:04
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:55
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:26
Number 38 E. Beaudoin	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0		13:52
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:25
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		23:52
Number 7 P. Trnka	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		16:13
Number 34 M. Biron	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1		20:17
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		16:57
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	1		23:22

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	41	40	1	.976	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	16.7%	10:03
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	58.6%	24:55
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20%	12:25
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	83.3%	26:42
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		29:05
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0		09:06
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		17:18
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:02
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		08:35
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	50%	13:26
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	25%	07:48
Number 41 S. Gamache	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		11:30
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		18:32
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		19:16
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		17:36
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		16:41
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4		29:03
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		11:35

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	27	25	2	.926	59:07	Loss

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Roughing	2
1st	10:20	Florida Panthers	Eric Beaudoin	Roughing	2
1st	14:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Richard Smehlik	Hooking	2
1st	16:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder	Diving	2
1st	19:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Hooking	2
2nd	02:15	Florida Panthers	Ivan Majesky	Tripping	2
2nd	16:01	Florida Panthers	Matt Cullen	Hooking	2
2nd	17:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	00:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Slashing	2
3rd	00:59	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Holding the stick	2
3rd	05:49	Florida Panthers	Eric Beaudoin	Hooking	2
3rd	10:57	Florida Panthers	Pierre Dagenais	High sticking	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Tom Kowal, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Thor Nelson
Florida Panthers scratches: Wade Flaherty, Jim Campbell, Igor Ulanov, Valeri Bure, Jeff Toms, Jamie Rivers, Peter Worrell, Joey Tetarenko, Ivan Novoseltsev, Kyle Rossiter, Branislav Mezei, Denis Shvidki, Juraj Kolnik
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Per Svartvadet, Frederic Cassivi, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster

Every Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Mon, Oct 21, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 7, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, March 7, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
St. Louis Blues 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 7, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 7, 2003