Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators

Saturday, March 29, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 on Saturday, March 29, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5
at Nashville Predators	2	27-35-13-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	7	10	22
Nashville Predators	10	17	14	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Kirill Safronov (2)	Francis Lessard (2), Jeff Cowan (5)	Even strength	ATL 1, NSH 0
1st	18:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (15)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (12), Dany Heatley (43)	Even strength	ATL 2, NSH 0
2nd	06:58	Nashville Predators	Greg Johnson (8)	Cale Hulse (6), Oleg Petrov (18)	Even strength	ATL 2, NSH 1
2nd	18:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (37)	Marc Savard (29), Vyacheslav Kozlov (41)	Even strength	ATL 3, NSH 1
3rd	17:04	Nashville Predators	Denis Pederson (4)	Mark Eaton (7), Scott Hartnell (22)	Even strength	ATL 3, NSH 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	09:07
Number 6 F. Lessard	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		06:07
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	37.5%	20:28
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	50%	20:40
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	33.3%	24:01
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	2		23:14
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0		05:49
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	7	0	0		15:08
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		08:28
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:07
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:57
Number 45 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	33.3%	07:01
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2		20:35
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	1		15:41
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3		21:39
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2		13:20
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	3		18:23
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		27:34

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	41	39	2	.951	60:00	Win

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	100%	11:11
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		20:41
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	60%	18:44
Number 16 D. Pederson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	11:24
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1		12:43
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		15:12
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:03
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	2	71.4%	15:00
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	17	2	0	0	45%	16:57
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	1	37.5%	14:42
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:56
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:34
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	2		17:42
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		19:37
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		18:00
Number 27 J. York	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0		20:12
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1		18:11
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		26:10

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	22	19	3	.864	58:58	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	13:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Boarding	2
1st	18:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	01:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Diving	2
2nd	03:22	Nashville Predators	Adam Hall	Interference	2
2nd	12:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
2nd	12:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Attempt to injure (match)	10
2nd	12:42	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Instigator	2
2nd	12:42	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:42	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	18:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Roughing	2
2nd	18:45	Nashville Predators	Jason York	Roughing	2
2nd	18:45	Nashville Predators	Jason York	Roughing	2
3rd	09:11	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Holding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Mark Faucette, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Frederic Cassivi, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Kamil Piros, Patrik Stefan, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Zdenek Blatny, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache
Nashville Predators scratches: Brent Gilchrist, Reid Simpson, Todd Warriner, Domenic Pittis, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Andy Delmore, Andy Berenzweig, Robert Schnabel, Wyatt Smith, David Legwand, Tomas Kloucek, Brian Finley, Jan Lasak, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Vernon Fiddler, Scottie Upshall

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