Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, November 26, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	31-39-7-5
at Montreal Canadiens	3	30-35-8-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	13	7	27
Montreal Canadiens	6	11	10	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:40	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour (2)	Craig Rivet (3), Patrick Traverse (3)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 1
2nd	09:07	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (4)	Yanic Perreault (8), Oleg Petrov (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, MTL 2
2nd	16:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (5)	Marc Savard (5), Dany Heatley (14)	Power play	ATL 1, MTL 2
3rd	01:54	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (9)	Richard Zednik (5)	Even strength	ATL 1, MTL 3
3rd	05:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist (2)	Marc Savard (6), Vyacheslav Kozlov (14)	Even strength	ATL 2, MTL 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	66.7%	03:28
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	-1	2	4	0	0	50%	18:25
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	42.9%	14:00
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1		21:58
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		26:32
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		11:03
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		23:39
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	21:24
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		03:20
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	25%	12:54
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	30%	20:31
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:02
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		10:38
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		24:17
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:04
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		24:26
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		19:06
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:22

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	27	24	3	.889	59:31	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	43.8%	17:39
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	+2	0	5	1		13:08
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		16:23
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		08:58
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:42
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	07:50
Number 27 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		07:58
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	66.7%	17:49
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:01
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	73.7%	17:21
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	50%	14:54
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	64.3%	14:52
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:53
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:40
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		23:16
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		23:02
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0		20:13
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		24:17

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:26	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Elbowing	2
1st	15:10	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault	Interference	2
2nd	03:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Holding	2
2nd	11:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Charging	2
2nd	11:37	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Roughing	2
2nd	15:50	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	High sticking	2
3rd	03:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Herperger	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:20	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
3rd	13:18	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Hooking obstruction	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Terry Gregson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Steve Miller
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, Pasi Nurminen, Mark Hartigan
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Bill Lindsay, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Mike Ribeiro, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Mike Komisarek

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 26, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 13, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, November 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 7	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Tue, Nov 26, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Nov 26, 2002