Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Philadelphia Flyers	3	45-20-13-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	13	9	2	24
Atlanta Thrashers	3	6	15	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper (2)	Patrik Stefan (10), Mike Weaver (3)	Even strength	PHI 0, ATL 1
1st	17:22	Philadelphia Flyers	Justin Williams (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 1
2nd	12:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Mark Recchi (9)	Kim Johnsson (12), Keith Primeau (6)	Even strength	PHI 2, ATL 1
3rd	04:35	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear (3)	Justin Williams (12), Eric Weinrich (9)	Even strength	PHI 3, ATL 1

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

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		17:36
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:27
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0		16:16
Number 19 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:40
Number 20 R. Somik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		16:44
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	66.7%	17:26
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	80%	16:36
Number 27 A. Savage	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	66.7%	14:20
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:37
Number 34 I. MacNeil	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		09:43
Number 39 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	100%	14:06
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1		14:19
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0		27:53
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0		23:21
Number 22 B. St. Jacques	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:04
Number 28 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		27:27
Number 36 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		14:32
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		21:31

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	24	23	1	.958	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	-1	0	0	0	35.7%	09:52
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	38.5%	21:02
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1		14:49
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:30
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	25%	19:17
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:35
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		21:55
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		13:25
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0		19:20
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		09:20
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	23.1%	17:11
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		10:14
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:04
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		23:01
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0		18:42
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		24:41
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:29
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1		15:16

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	24	21	3	.875	58:59	Loss

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	03:20	Philadelphia Flyers	Kim Johnsson	High sticking	2
2nd	13:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Hooking	2
2nd	17:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Cross checking	2
3rd	05:24	Philadelphia Flyers	Marcus Ragnarsson	Interference	2
3rd	10:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Hooking	2
3rd	11:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Justin Williams	Boarding	2
3rd	15:00	Philadelphia Flyers	Robert Esche	Roughing	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Rob Martell, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Stephane Provost
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, John LeClair, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Therien, Chris McAllister, Kirby Law, Pavel Brendl, Jim Vandermeer, Guillaume Lefebvre, Patrick Sharp
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 Philadelphia Flyers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 5, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 13, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Mar 24, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 18, 2002