New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New Jersey Devils	2	46-20-10-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	1	0	1	2
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	9	10	8	27
Atlanta Thrashers	8	8	9	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:38	New Jersey Devils	Jeff Friesen (1)	Scott Gomez (4), Brian Rafalski (2)	Even strength	NJD 1, ATL 0
3rd	01:09	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 2, ATL 0
3rd	19:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (5)	Patrik Stefan (3), Dany Heatley (6)	Power play	NJD 2, ATL 1

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 S. Guolla	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:10
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	16:31
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	1	0	1	+2	4	1	0		14:21
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:25
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	50%	15:09
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:28
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		09:41
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:05
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	68.8%	14:54
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	0	10	2	0		10:10
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	60%	15:55
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0		16:07
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:00
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0		22:39
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:12
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		18:58
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0		22:36
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0		20:22

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	25	24	1	.960	59:56	Win

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 6 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0		04:12
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:01
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	36.8%	17:19
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		17:51
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	50%	24:49
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		05:52
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	1		21:48
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	11.1%	21:27
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:10
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	58.3%	12:46
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	46.2%	19:15
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	06:15
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		08:55
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		22:57
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:10
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		28:17
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:54
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		22:15

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	27	25	2	.926	58:32	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Yuri Butsayev	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	04:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:28	New Jersey Devils	Jim McKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:31	New Jersey Devils	Turner Stevenson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:51	New Jersey Devils	Oleg Tverdovsky	Hooking	2
1st	09:08	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	13:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:40	New Jersey Devils	Turner Stevenson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	High sticking	2
2nd	06:26	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer	Hooking	2
2nd	12:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Dan Snyder	Hooking	2
2nd	19:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	19:15	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias	Interference	2
3rd	00:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Holding	2
3rd	19:39	New Jersey Devils	Jeff Friesen	High sticking	2
3rd	19:39	New Jersey Devils	Jeff Friesen	High sticking	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Scott Driscoll
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Craig Darby, Raymond Giroux, Andrei Zyuzin, Jiri Bicek, Mike Rupp, Christian Berglund, Mikko Jokela, Michael Danton
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Per Svartvadet, Tomi Kallio, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every New Jersey Devils and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 7, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 11, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Florida Panthers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Oct 23, 2002