Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars

Friday, December 13, 2002, 8:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Friday, December 13, 2002 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5
at Dallas Stars	3	46-17-15-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	4	12	6	22
Dallas Stars	13	13	14	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:00	Dallas Stars	Bill Guerin (14)	Brenden Morrow (8), Derian Hatcher (9)	Even strength	ATL 0, DAL 1
3rd	08:39	Dallas Stars	Jason Arnott (8)	Pierre Turgeon (19), Scott Young (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, DAL 2
3rd	11:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Tony Hrkac (5)	Dany Heatley (23), Marc Savard (7)	Power play	ATL 1, DAL 2
3rd	19:27	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano (12)	Jere Lehtinen (9)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 1, DAL 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		12:14
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	54.2%	19:19
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	40%	10:11
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0		18:21
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0		22:18
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:23
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		22:08
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	33.3%	21:43
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:49
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	43.8%	11:20
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	19:45
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		11:59
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:29
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	9	0	0		18:41
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		25:09
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		23:31
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:53
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		18:34

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	39	37	2	.949	59:29	Loss

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	61.5%	25:32
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1		19:12
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	0	1	+1	2	6	1		18:40
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:06
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		16:18
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		07:00
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		18:21
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	44.4%	18:32
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	1	0	1	+2	15	4	1	57.1%	12:43
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:03
Number 48 S. Young	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0		14:49
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	55.6%	12:05
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		25:33
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		15:02
Number 17 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		12:36
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		23:46
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		20:29
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0		21:48

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Cross checking	2
1st	00:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
1st	00:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
1st	00:10	Dallas Stars	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
1st	18:54	Dallas Stars	Philippe Boucher	Tripping	2
2nd	05:41	Dallas Stars	Philippe Boucher	Tripping	2
2nd	06:41	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Tripping	2
2nd	12:53	Dallas Stars	Jason Arnott	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	12:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:56	Dallas Stars	Jason Arnott	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:08	Dallas Stars	Niko Kapanen	Tripping obstruction	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Mark Faucette, Rob Martell
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Danny McCourt
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Milan Hnilicka, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Frantisek Kaberle, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Dallas Stars scratches: Ulf Dahlen, Rob DiMaio, Kirk Muller, David Oliver, Sami Helenius, Jim Montgomery, Manny Malhotra, John Erskine

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Dallas Stars game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 13, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 19, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, December 13, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 13, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 13, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 13, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 13, 2002