Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, March 13, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 on Thursday, March 13, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	30-35-8-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	1	4
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	14	8	9	31
Atlanta Thrashers	12	9	7	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:09	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro (5)	Richard Zednik (17), Marcel Hossa (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, ATL 0
1st	14:17	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (28)	Marcel Hossa (6), Mike Ribeiro (10)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 0
2nd	01:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder (9)	Dany Heatley (34)	Even strength	MTL 2, ATL 1
2nd	14:42	Montreal Canadiens	Andreas Dackell (6)	Niklas Sundstrom (17), Joe Juneau (16)	Even strength	MTL 3, ATL 1
3rd	14:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (13)	Ilya Kovalchuk (24), Dany Heatley (35)	Even strength	MTL 3, ATL 2
3rd	19:35	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (12)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 4, ATL 2

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	47.8%	19:35
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:43
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		14:37
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		15:44
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0		03:44
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		16:41
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		19:15
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0	66.7%	14:06
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0		17:06
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		18:26
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	30.8%	18:42
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	72.7%	09:24
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		16:20
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:16
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		21:36
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		19:44
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1		22:08
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	0		21:55

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	28	26	2	.929	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	-1	0	1	2	0	63.6%	13:31
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	40%	14:28
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	50%	22:34
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0		24:28
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		11:21
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1		22:28
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:00
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		16:38
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	50%	20:27
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	40%	17:32
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:07
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	5	3	2	0		13:34
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		21:59
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		21:31
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:30
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:00
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		29:02

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	30	27	3	.900	58:50	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:27	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Holding obstruction	2
1st	12:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:27	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:05	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	06:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Slashing	2
2nd	19:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Shane Heyer, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brian Murphy
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Randy Mckay, Stephane Quintal, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Patrick Traverse, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Chad Kilger, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Frederic Cassivi, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache

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

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New York Islanders 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 13, 2003
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San Jose Sharks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Mar 13, 2003