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Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Monday, March 17, 2003 at home.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 29-42-8-3
at Atlanta Thrashers 3 31-39-7-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 2 0 2
Atlanta Thrashers 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 9 15 29
Atlanta Thrashers 11 10 10 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:50 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk (34) Vyacheslav Kozlov (35) Even strength CBJ 0, ATL 1
2nd 10:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Lasse Pirjeta (9) Rick Nash (19), Derrick Walser (12) Even strength CBJ 1, ATL 1
2nd 13:21 Atlanta Thrashers Mark Hartigan (3) Tony Hrkac (16), Per Svartvadet (7) Even strength CBJ 1, ATL 2
2nd 14:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Geoff Sanderson (27) Ray Whitney (47), Andrew Cassels (39) Power play CBJ 2, ATL 2
3rd 19:47 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley (32) Vyacheslav Kozlov (36) Even strength CBJ 2, ATL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 29 31
Power play 1 of 7 0 of 8
Penalty minutes 21 29
Hits 14 11
Blocked shots 7 7
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 37/65 (56.9%) 28/65 (43.1%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 50% 16:28
9 D. Vyborny R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:54
14 R. Whitney L 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 24:05
19 S. Pronger C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 63.6% 15:04
20 L. Pirjeta L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 69.2% 15:17
25 A. Cassels C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 21:42
26 A. Nedorost L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 0 36.4% 11:06
28 T. Wright C 0 0 0 -2 4 2 3 0 0 100% 16:22
41 M. Davidson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 10:13
43 D. Ling R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 07:06
45 J. Shelley L 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 04:58
61 R. Nash L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:23
3 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 29:13
7 S. Lachance D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 1 0 18:03
22 L. Richardson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 25:13
23 D. Walser D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 11:50
33 J. Allison D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 10:35
44 R. Klesla D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 18:46
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 M. Denis 31 28 3 .903 59:47 Loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
3 M. Hartigan C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 2 0 0 09:55
9 M. Savard C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 22:41
12 A. Hrkac C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 60% 15:55
13 V. Kozlov L 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 0 0 50% 23:46
15 D. Heatley L 1 0 1 +1 2 5 1 0 0 23:47
16 J. Cowan L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 07:03
17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 0 1 +2 0 7 0 0 0 24:43
20 J. Odgers R 0 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 0 04:47
23 L. Bartecko L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 12:06
27 P. Stefan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 70% 13:53
37 D. Snyder C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 22.2% 09:12
39 P. Svartvadet C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:27
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 0 0 12:38
4 C. Tamer D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 2 0 21:12
8 F. Kaberle D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 20:29
29 K. Safronov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 09:46
36 D. Tjarnqvist D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 0 18:46
38 Y. Tremblay D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 26:12
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
31 P. Nurminen 29 27 2 .931 59:39 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Lachance Holding 2
1st 10:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Wright Holding the stick 2
1st 19:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Jaroslav Spacek Tripping 2
2nd 03:49 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Odgers Instigator 2
2nd 03:49 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Odgers Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:49 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Odgers Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 03:49 Columbus Blue Jackets Jody Shelley Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:41 Atlanta Thrashers Dan Snyder Cross checking 2
2nd 13:41 Atlanta Thrashers Garnet Exelby Holding 2
2nd 16:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Pronger Holding obstruction 2
2nd 16:40 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Wright Tripping 2
3rd 01:58 Atlanta Thrashers Mark Hartigan Slashing 2
3rd 03:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Rostislav Klesla Hooking 2
3rd 04:22 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov Hooking 2
3rd 10:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Lachance Interference 2
3rd 13:46 Columbus Blue Jackets Derrick Walser Tripping 2
3rd 15:46 Atlanta Thrashers Yannick Tremblay Tripping 2
3rd 17:41 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley High sticking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Doug MacLean
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Referees
Paul Stewart, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Brian Mach
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Kevin Dineen, Mike Sillinger, Espen Knutsen, Darren Van Impe, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Kent McDonell, Darrel Scoville, Paul Manning, Hannes Hyvonen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Duvie Westcott, Pascal Leclaire
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

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Game page

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