Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers

Monday, March 24, 2003, 7:00 PM ET First Union Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–2 on Monday, March 24, 2003 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	31-39-7-5
at Philadelphia Flyers	6	45-20-13-4

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	2	0	2
Philadelphia Flyers	1	2	3	6

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	8	5	18
Philadelphia Flyers	9	11	16	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:44	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeremy Roenick (25)	Keith Primeau (20), Tony Amonte (28)	Power play	ATL 0, PHI 1
2nd	09:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (35)	Yannick Tremblay (18)	Even strength	ATL 1, PHI 1
2nd	12:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (13)	Ilya Kovalchuk (26), Yannick Tremblay (19)	Power play	ATL 2, PHI 1
2nd	16:26	Philadelphia Flyers	Marcus Ragnarsson (3)	Keith Primeau (21), Sami Kapanen (20)	Even strength	ATL 2, PHI 2
2nd	19:36	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus (19)	Joe Sacco (4), Donald Brashear (15)	Even strength	ATL 2, PHI 3
3rd	05:21	Philadelphia Flyers	Tony Amonte (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, PHI 4
3rd	05:50	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus (20)	Donald Brashear (16), John LeClair (8)	Even strength	ATL 2, PHI 5
3rd	06:57	Philadelphia Flyers	Kim Johnsson (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, PHI 6

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	-2	0	1	0	0	0	60%	13:48
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1	1	42.1%	17:33
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:30
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		17:18
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	0	33.3%	18:16
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:30
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	-2	2	4	0	0	0		17:47
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		11:37
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:47
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	44.4%	11:48
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	13:35
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:17
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		21:21
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		23:16
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0		21:55
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		13:27
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		11:10
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	2	2	-2	2	1	0	4	0		24:07

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	36	30	6	.833	60:00	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 J. LeClair	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		14:38
Number 11 T. Amonte	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		16:59
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	+1	2	5	2	0	0	60%	12:35
Number 15 J. Sacco	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:26
Number 18 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		08:34
Number 19 E. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:36
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		19:26
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	18:35
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0	0	0	43.8%	18:47
Number 39 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:47
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	2	2	+3	2	1	2	0	0	50%	15:20
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	1	75%	15:17
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:44
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		22:00
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		15:39
Number 22 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	2	1	0		19:52
Number 28 M. Ragnarsson	D	1	0	1	+3	0	1	4	1	0		19:28
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:02

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	18	16	2	.889	59:28	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Slashing	2
1st	15:12	Philadelphia Flyers	Chris Therien	Interference	2
2nd	03:08	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Lapointe	High sticking	2
2nd	05:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	High sticking	2
2nd	11:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Patrick Sharp	Holding	2
3rd	02:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Interference	2
3rd	05:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder	Roughing	2
3rd	05:50	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus	Roughing	2
3rd	19:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	19:19	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Lyle Seitz
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Frederic Cassivi, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Patrik Stefan, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, Mark Recchi, Jamie Wright, Tomi Kallio, Ian MacNeil, Radovan Somik, Todd Fedoruk, Andre Savage, Simon Gagne, Mike Siklenka, Kirby Law, Jim Vandermeer, Justin Williams, Roman Cechmanek, Dennis Seidenberg

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 5, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 13, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Mar 24, 2003

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Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Mon, Mar 24, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Mar 24, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 24, 2003