Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, November 22, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Friday, November 22, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	27-44-6-5
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	7	7	23
Atlanta Thrashers	10	14	13	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (8)	Mario Lemieux (27), Aleksey Morozov (15)	Power play	PIT 1, ATL 0
2nd	13:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (10)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (11), Yannick Tremblay (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 1
3rd	14:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (12)	Dick Tarnstrom (16), Mario Lemieux (28)	Power play	PIT 2, ATL 1
3rd	19:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau (2)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 3, ATL 1

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

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	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	15:52
Number 11 A. Daigle	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		10:16
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	18:57
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	100%	09:28
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		05:46
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	16.7%	09:09
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		23:41
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		09:23
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	64.7%	16:23
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	2	2	-1	0	4	0	0	20%	23:45
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		19:33
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		14:28
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:39
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		17:28
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:40
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:32
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:39
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		21:37

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	37	36	1	.973	60:00	Win

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	3	0		10:06
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	40.9%	20:09
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	62.5%	10:53
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		21:04
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	100%	18:33
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		07:40
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0		19:34
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:37
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:20
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64.7%	13:18
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	56.3%	15:59
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		13:31
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0		14:06
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		22:06
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0		15:27
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		24:43
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0		22:21
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		16:57

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	22	20	2	.909	59:17	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Interference	2
1st	13:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Tripping	2
2nd	04:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Lacouture	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kent Manderville	Holding	2
2nd	10:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Interference	2
2nd	10:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	18:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Boarding	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ray Scapinello
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Mike Wilson, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Richard Smehlik, Tomi Kallio, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers 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 Friday, November 22, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 22, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Nov 22, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Nov 22, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 22, 2002