Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers

Saturday, November 2, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Office Depot Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Florida Panthers 3–1 on Saturday, November 2, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5
at Florida Panthers	1	24-36-13-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	10	14	32
Florida Panthers	7	6	9	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (7)	Dany Heatley (9), Patrik Stefan (5)	Even strength	ATL 1, FLA 0
2nd	12:56	Florida Panthers	Valeri Bure (3)	Sandis Ozolinsh (5), Dmitry Yushkevich (4)	Power play	ATL 1, FLA 1
3rd	00:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, FLA 1
3rd	06:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle (1)	Pascal Rheaume (3)	Shorthanded	ATL 3, FLA 1

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	50%	16:43
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:20
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	38.9%	18:39
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		16:45
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		13:06
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0		14:27
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	50%	19:52
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:14
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		01:56
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	75%	13:28
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	50%	12:29
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100%	20:46
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:59
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0		26:38
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0		17:14
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	100%	25:28
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3		17:45
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+2	4	1	2		16:53

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	22	21	1	.955	59:59	Win

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	0	0	5	0		10:26
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	11:31
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	55.6%	23:44
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:34
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	55.6%	12:02
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	16.7%	16:31
Number 19 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		05:19
Number 20 V. Bure	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	1	100%	17:41
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:10
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-3	0	5	0	0	50%	20:10
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:42
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:31
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:21
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0		23:11
Number 44 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	0	0		27:15
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:45
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		21:45
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:31

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:29	Florida Panthers	Sandis Ozolinsh	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	09:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	High sticking	2
1st	12:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Slashing	2
2nd	10:10	Florida Panthers	Stephane Matteau	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	12:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	03:31	Florida Panthers	Igor Ulanov	High sticking	2
3rd	03:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Tripping	2
3rd	05:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Weaver	Charging	2
3rd	05:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Weaver	Roughing	2
3rd	05:06	Florida Panthers	Sandis Ozolinsh	Roughing	2
3rd	10:58	Florida Panthers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	16:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Richard Smehlik	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Mark Faucette, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Stephane Provost
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Tomi Kallio, Yannick Tremblay, Jeff Cowan, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Florida Panthers scratches: Jim Campbell, Jeff Toms, Lance Ward, Pierre Dagenais, Joey Tetarenko, Mathieu Biron, Kyle Rossiter, Eric Beaudoin, Branislav Mezei, Denis Shvidki, Juraj Kolnik

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Florida Panthers 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, November 2, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
St. Louis Blues 6 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 2, 2002
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 2, 2002