Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks

Thursday, November 7, 2002, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–0 on Thursday, November 7, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	0	31-39-7-5
at Chicago Blackhawks	5	30-33-13-6

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	0	0
Chicago Blackhawks	3	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	4	6	7	17
Chicago Blackhawks	12	12	6	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (5)	Kyle Calder (3), Mark Bell (3)	Even strength	ATL 0, CHI 1
1st	11:25	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (3)	Mark Bell (4), Tyler Arnason (5)	Even strength	ATL 0, CHI 2
1st	13:41	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (4)	Alexei Zhamnov (11)	Even strength	ATL 0, CHI 3
2nd	01:04	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell (2)	Tyler Arnason (6), Phil Housley (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, CHI 4
3rd	04:27	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon (1)	Andrei Nikolishin (1), Lyle Odelein (1)	Even strength	ATL 0, CHI 5

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 F. Lessard	R	0	5	0	1		06:52
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	1	0	33.3%	17:00
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	2	0		13:14
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	-3	0	0	0	40%	14:39
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	-3	0	2	1		14:53
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	-2	4	2	0		22:24
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	-2	0	4	0		23:11
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	-3	6	1	0	50%	14:46
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	5	0	0		07:12
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	1	68.8%	11:47
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	-2	0	0	0	61.5%	15:56
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	2	1		14:29
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	-2	0	0	0		12:23
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	-1	0	0	0		22:43
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	-3	0	1	0		13:25
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	-1	0	0	0		24:47
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	-1	0	2	0		19:45
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	-2	0	0	0		22:43

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	17	14	3	.824	35:37	Loss
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	13	11	2	.846	24:23

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	47.4%	19:07
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	47.4%	20:21
Number 15 G. Valk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:48
Number 17 C. Simon	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0		12:33
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	1	2	+3	0	3	0		18:01
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	11:34
Number 23 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2		04:39
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	33.3%	18:51
Number 28 M. Bell	C	1	2	3	+3	2	3	0		15:41
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		14:58
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	1	2	3	+3	0	3	0	58.3%	17:33
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0		17:57
Number 2 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		21:40
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0		19:32
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0		19:05
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2		20:35
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	0		13:36
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		21:20

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	17	17	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Ryan Vandenbussche	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Strudwick	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Slashing	2
2nd	07:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Housley	Tripping	2
2nd	07:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Roughing	2
2nd	08:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Tripping	2
2nd	17:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	07:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Interference	2
3rd	07:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Vaughan Rody
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Tomi Kallio, Yannick Tremblay, Jeff Cowan, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Theo Fleury, Louie Debrusk, Alexander Karpovtsev, Nathan Dempsey, Eric Daze, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Steve McCarthy, Igor Radulov

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