Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	31-39-7-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	13	6	15	34
Pittsburgh Penguins	17	14	7	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov (5)	Mario Lemieux (4), Alex Kovalev (5)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 1
1st	19:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (1)	Mario Lemieux (5), Randy Robitaille (1)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 2
2nd	13:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (2)	Mario Lemieux (6), Dick Tarnstrom (3)	Power play	ATL 0, PIT 3
3rd	07:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (2)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (3), Dany Heatley (3)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 3
3rd	14:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (1)	Patrik Stefan (2)	Shorthanded	ATL 2, PIT 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:14
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63.2%	21:27
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0		19:42
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:58
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0		19:53
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:33
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	100%	20:29
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	36.4%	19:27
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		08:37
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	35.7%	12:11
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	33.3%	15:01
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:36
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		19:12
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	6	1	1	0		10:55
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		13:24
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:50
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		26:36
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		21:06

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	38	35	3	.921	58:52	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:07
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		15:45
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	47.1%	18:25
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		10:59
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	80%	19:35
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		05:03
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	09:01
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	0		24:50
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:20
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	0	77.8%	17:30
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	3	3	+2	0	9	0	0	52.6%	23:44
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		05:09
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:06
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:51
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		17:33
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:21
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		22:10
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		21:09

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Slashing	2
1st	17:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Interference	2
1st	18:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Holding	2
2nd	02:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	High sticking	2
2nd	06:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	07:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder	Hooking	2
2nd	10:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	11:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Richard Smehlik	High sticking	2
2nd	14:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	19:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
3rd	01:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Holding the stick	2
3rd	06:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Tripping	2
3rd	10:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Kirill Safronov	Cross checking	2
3rd	17:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Interference	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Tim Nowak
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Jeff Odgers, Chris Tamer, Per Svartvadet, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Joe Dipenta, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 16, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 22, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 3, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Oct 16, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 16, 2002