Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers

Monday, December 16, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 on Monday, December 16, 2002 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	44-28-7-3
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	0	0
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	9	11	10	30
Atlanta Thrashers	7	8	6	21

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	16:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper (1)	Ilya Kovalchuk (8), Patrik Stefan (9)	Even strength	TOR 0, ATL 1

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

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 N. Antropov	C	-1	2	1	0	54.5%	17:25
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	2	1	0		16:08
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	4	0	59.3%	22:13
Number 14 J. Hoglund	R	0	0	0	0		11:21
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	-1	0	2	0		15:10
Number 18 A. McCauley	C	0	0	1	0	50%	08:04
Number 19 M. Renberg	R	0	0	1	1		18:28
Number 21 R. Reichel	C	0	0	1	0	53.8%	19:08
Number 26 P. Healey	R	-1	0	0	0		10:35
Number 28 T. Domi	R	0	0	2	0		13:48
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	100%	09:00
Number 89 A. Mogilny	R	0	0	3	0		12:26
Number 8 A. Berg	D	0	2	1	0		12:14
Number 15 T. Kaberle	D	-1	0	2	0		24:16
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	4	0		24:07
Number 25 J. Lumme	D	0	2	2	0		21:54
Number 55 R. Jackman	D	0	0	4	0		10:48
Number 67 R. Svehla	D	-1	0	1	1		25:32

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Belfour	21	20	1	.952	58:49	Loss

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	2	0	27.8%	14:43
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	35.3%	17:28
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:00
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	11:08
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:40
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:34
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0		13:59
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		12:28
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	16:51
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	15:15
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	44.4%	13:15
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	15:18
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		15:09
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:54
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		21:02
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		23:37
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:29
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1		21:29

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	30	30	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Roughing	2
1st	06:42	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jyrki Lumme	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	11:17	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nik Antropov	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	14:58	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tom Fitzgerald	Hooking	2
2nd	04:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Tripping	2
2nd	10:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	12:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Rheaume	Holding	2
2nd	14:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	17:42	Toronto Maple Leafs	Aki Berg	Holding	2
3rd	02:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Roughing	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Pat Quinn
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Jay Sharrers, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Shayne Corson, Gary Roberts, Aaron Gavey, Anders Eriksson, Wade Belak, Josh Holden, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikael Tellqvist, Carlo Colaiacovo, Karel Pilar
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Jeff Odgers, Richard Smehlik, Milan Hnilicka, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Dec 16, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 30, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, December 16, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 16, 2002
San Jose Sharks 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 16, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 16, 2002