Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins

Saturday, October 26, 2002, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5
at Boston Bruins	4	36-31-11-4

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	2	3
Boston Bruins	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	14	9	31
Boston Bruins	9	9	13	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:39	Boston Bruins	Marty Mcinnis (2)	Nick Boynton (4), Joe Thornton (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, BOS 1
2nd	13:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (6)	Dany Heatley (7), Yannick Tremblay (2)	Even strength	ATL 1, BOS 1
2nd	15:24	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (2)	Don Sweeney (1)	Even strength	ATL 1, BOS 2
3rd	03:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (1)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (7), Shawn McEachern (2)	Power play	ATL 2, BOS 2
3rd	07:42	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (3)	P.J. Axelsson (2)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 3
3rd	15:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist (1)	Tony Hrkac (1), Shawn McEachern (3)	Power play	ATL 3, BOS 3
3rd	19:34	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (4)	Jozef Stumpel (4), Glen Murray (4)	Power play	ATL 3, BOS 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:32
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16.7%	14:40
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	1	1	2	-2	0	3	1	50%	17:30
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0		15:47
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0		19:48
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:34
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0		18:06
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	2	2	-1	0	7	0	40%	17:53
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	7	1	0		08:55
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:47
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	60%	14:39
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	18:13
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		14:19
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:38
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		16:52
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	1	0	1	-3	0	1	1		23:03
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0		19:04
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		23:01

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	31	27	4	.871	59:46	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		14:30
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	0		18:57
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	27.3%	21:43
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	57.9%	16:22
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	07:38
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	68%	19:06
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		14:12
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	+2	0	4	0	0		14:22
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		18:57
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		15:38
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:07
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		24:49
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0		05:07
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0		21:26
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		16:21
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:21
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		19:25
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:44

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Shields	31	28	3	.903	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:26	Boston Bruins	Don Sweeney	Hooking	2
1st	05:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:10	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:58	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Tripping	2
2nd	05:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	High sticking	2
2nd	05:47	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Holding	2
2nd	16:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	02:04	Boston Bruins	Ivan Huml	High sticking	2
3rd	14:34	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Cross checking	2
3rd	17:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Yuri Butsayev	Hooking obstruction	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Chris Lee, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Kevin Collins
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Per Svartvadet, Tomi Kallio, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, John Grahame, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 5, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 17, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
St. Louis Blues 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Minnesota Wild 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 26, 2002