Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, December 8, 2002, 5:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–0 on Sunday, December 8, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Edmonton Oilers	3	36-26-11-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	0	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	7	9	5	21
Atlanta Thrashers	6	5	4	15

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:19	Edmonton Oilers	Jiri Dopita (1)	Jason Chimera (1), Jason Smith (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, ATL 0
3rd	02:29	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (6)	Marty Reasoner (3)	Even strength	EDM 2, ATL 0
3rd	11:20	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (13)	Mike York (13), Jason Chimera (2)	Power play	EDM 3, ATL 0

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

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:37
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:39
Number 16 M. York	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	28.6%	19:21
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:28
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	71.4%	13:53
Number 22 A. Carter	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		15:43
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	87.5%	22:53
Number 28 J. Chimera	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0		07:55
Number 33 J. Dopita	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	90.9%	13:07
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		10:51
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	50%	06:04
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:25
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		22:22
Number 8 A. Pisa	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		17:30
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0		18:12
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		21:47
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:42
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		26:54

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	15	15	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 M. Hartigan	C	-2	0	0	0	50%	07:33
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	0		12:00
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	-1	0	1	0	18.2%	14:58
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	-1	2	0	0		18:24
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	3	1		25:57
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	1		09:35
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	9	3	0		21:31
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	-2	0	0	0	50%	17:50
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	2	1	0		08:14
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	2	0	30.8%	13:31
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	29.4%	18:07
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	1	0		10:31
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	2	0		22:46
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	-1	0	0	2		13:24
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0		21:59
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	-1	2	1	0		23:00
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	-1	0	0	0		13:46
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	-1	2	1	0		14:55

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	21	18	3	.857	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:32	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Tripping	2
1st	11:26	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	13:54	Edmonton Oilers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	14:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Roughing	2
1st	14:29	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Roughing	2
1st	19:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	High sticking	2
1st	19:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	19:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:15	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:15	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	10:57	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Tripping	2
2nd	14:38	Edmonton Oilers	Todd Marchant	Slashing	2
2nd	15:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Holding the stick	2
3rd	07:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Weaver	Charging	2
3rd	07:08	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Roughing	2
3rd	09:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:32	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Pisa	Boarding	2
3rd	17:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Roughing	2
3rd	17:02	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Roughing	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Terry Gregson, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Brian Murphy
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Brian Swanson, Georges Laraque, Josh Green, Fernando Pisani, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Alexei Semenov, Jarret Stoll, Kari Haakana, Marc-Andre Bergeron
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Chris Tamer, Milan Hnilicka, Marc Savard, 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

Every Edmonton Oilers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 23, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 8, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Nashville Predators 0 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 8, 2002