Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, December 20, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in overtime on Friday, December 20, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	22-43-11-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	31-39-7-5

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	2	1	3
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	11	15	5	40
Atlanta Thrashers	13	6	13	2	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (18)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (18), Yannick Tremblay (5)	Power play	CAR 0, ATL 1
2nd	17:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (6)	Marc Savard (8)	Shorthanded	CAR 0, ATL 2
3rd	13:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (14)	Jeff O'Neill (17), Sami Kapanen (8)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 2
3rd	19:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (10)	Ron Francis (12), Erik Cole (10)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 2
OT	03:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward (1)	Tomas Malec (2), Bates Battaglia (7)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 2

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	47.1%	21:26
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:04
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0		17:07
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	54.5%	15:14
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	69.2%	25:41
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0		17:38
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	50%	21:19
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1		18:48
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:12
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		03:01
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:16
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	1	2	+2	0	8	0	44.4%	18:25
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0		22:19
Number 4 A. Ward	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		18:26
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		22:37
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:59
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2		24:05
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		16:22

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	34	32	2	.941	63:35	Win

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	-1	0	0	1	0	38.9%	16:39
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	47.4%	19:07
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:25
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	06:38
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		20:59
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		13:56
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-1	2	6	0	1		19:40
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:01
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	0	60%	19:56
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:39
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:00
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	47.8%	19:36
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0		12:22
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		29:01
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		19:46
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		27:34
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		16:44
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		22:52

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	40	37	3	.925	63:52	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Interference	2
1st	07:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevin Weekes	Delaying game	2
1st	15:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis	Interference	2
2nd	05:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Roughing	2
2nd	05:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Tripping	2
2nd	09:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Interference	2
2nd	12:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Holding the stick	2
2nd	15:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	19:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Roughing	2
2nd	19:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Roughing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Rob Martell, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Stephane Provost
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Bret Hedican, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Brad Defauw, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Harold Druken, Josef Vasicek, Tommy Vestlund, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Richard Smehlik, Milan Hnilicka, Per Svartvadet, 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 Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 11, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, December 20, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 20, 2002