Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, October 12, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 in overtime on Saturday, October 12, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Florida Panthers	5	24-36-13-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Florida Panthers	2	1	1	1	5
Atlanta Thrashers	1	3	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Florida Panthers	8	13	11	3	35
Atlanta Thrashers	10	9	10	5	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (1)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (2), Frantisek Kaberle (1)	Power play	FLA 0, ATL 1
1st	07:25	Florida Panthers	Dmitry Yushkevich (1)	Sandis Ozolinsh (1), Olli Jokinen (2)	Even strength	FLA 1, ATL 1
1st	10:45	Florida Panthers	Viktor Kozlov (1)	Denis Shvidki (1), Olli Jokinen (3)	Power play	FLA 2, ATL 1
2nd	02:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay (1)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (1), Lubos Bartecko (1)	Power play	FLA 2, ATL 2
2nd	11:21	Florida Panthers	Marcus Nilson (1)	Stephen Weiss (1), Ivan Novoseltsev (1)	Power play	FLA 3, ATL 2
2nd	13:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (2)	Pasi Nurminen (1)	Even strength	FLA 3, ATL 3
2nd	17:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (3)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (2), Dany Heatley (2)	Power play	FLA 3, ATL 4
3rd	11:23	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen (1)	Viktor Kozlov (3)	Power play	FLA 4, ATL 4
OT	04:49	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen (2)	Viktor Kozlov (4)	Even strength	FLA 5, ATL 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		08:41
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	14:05
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	2	2	4	+2	0	4	1	1	50%	25:03
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:04
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	53.8%	13:06
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	62.5%	11:10
Number 19 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	57.1%	08:23
Number 20 V. Bure	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	18:28
Number 21 D. Shvidki	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		15:04
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	2	3	+2	0	7	0	1	100%	23:47
Number 38 E. Beaudoin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:11
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		16:05
Number 49 L. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0		10:57
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:06
Number 5 B. Mezei	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		17:50
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		29:41
Number 44 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	1	1	+2	2	4	0	0		34:03
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		19:17

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	18	17	1	.944	32:23	Win
Number 30 J. Hurme	16	13	3	.813	32:26

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:12
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	34.6%	17:21
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	100%	20:48
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		14:59
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	0		17:16
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:55
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		19:33
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	3	0	3	0	2	6	0	2	100%	17:28
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		13:36
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	10:18
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	52.9%	19:23
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	36.4%	10:28
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		23:06
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		07:33
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:35
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0		31:58
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	1		26:28
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		23:26

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	35	30	5	.857	64:41	Loss

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:08	Florida Panthers	Branislav Mezei	High sticking	2
1st	06:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Roughing	2
1st	06:03	Florida Panthers	Lance Ward	Roughing	2
1st	09:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Hooking	2
1st	11:25	Florida Panthers	Ryan Johnson	Holding	2
1st	14:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Interference	2
2nd	01:58	Florida Panthers	Byron Ritchie	Kneeing	2
2nd	03:56	Florida Panthers	Lance Ward	Holding	2
2nd	08:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Holding the stick	2
2nd	10:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Tripping	2
2nd	15:20	Florida Panthers	Sandis Ozolinsh	High sticking	2
2nd	16:30	Florida Panthers	Lance Ward	High sticking	2
3rd	01:12	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	05:23	Florida Panthers	Ryan Johnson	Diving	2
3rd	10:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Kirill Safronov	Interference	2
3rd	14:27	Florida Panthers	Denis Shvidki	Hooking	2
OT	04:25	Florida Panthers	Roberto Luongo	Delaying game	2
OT	04:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Illegal stick	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Blaine Angus, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Stephane Provost
Florida Panthers scratches: Stephane Matteau, Jim Campbell, Igor Ulanov, Jeff Toms, Sven Butenschon, Pierre Dagenais, Joey Tetarenko, Brad Ference, Kristian Huselius, Mathieu Biron, Kyle Rossiter
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Jeff Odgers, Chris Tamer, Chris Herperger, Per Svartvadet, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Joe Dipenta, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

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 Saturday, October 12, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 12, 2002