Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, December 27, 2002, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Friday, December 27, 2002 on the road.

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

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	1	2	5
Carolina Hurricanes	3	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	13	4	11	28
Carolina Hurricanes	12	8	18	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (2)	Jan Hlavac (10), Jaroslav Svoboda (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, CAR 1
1st	08:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward (2)	Jan Hlavac (11)	Even strength	ATL 0, CAR 2
1st	13:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (19)	Marc Savard (9), Daniel Tjarnqvist (7)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 2
1st	14:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (9)	Yannick Tremblay (6), Ilya Kovalchuk (9)	Power play	ATL 2, CAR 2
1st	16:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (12)	Ron Francis (14), Rod Brind'Amour (17)	Power play	ATL 2, CAR 3
2nd	00:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (9)	Shawn McEachern (12), Ilya Kovalchuk (10)	Power play	ATL 3, CAR 3
3rd	03:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Tapper (3)	Andy Sutton (7)	Even strength	ATL 4, CAR 3
3rd	18:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (20)	Frantisek Kaberle (9), Patrik Stefan (11)	Even strength	ATL 5, CAR 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	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+2	2	4	0	0	57.1%	17:59
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		15:39
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	43.8%	15:02
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:42
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1		18:52
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	2	4	+2	0	2	0	0		17:34
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		15:09
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	-2	0	7	0	0	40%	17:32
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:05
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	30%	09:28
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	31.3%	17:33
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:03
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		11:20
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		24:03
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0		21:05
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		24:16
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		14:56
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:52

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	38	35	3	.921	60:00	Win

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	37.5%	18:34
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:55
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	08:18
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	71.4%	19:34
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0		17:08
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		19:07
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:10
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:08
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		05:28
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	0		16:17
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	40%	18:10
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	-2	2	5	0	1	66.7%	18:55
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:29
Number 4 A. Ward	D	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		16:19
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		20:04
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		19:45
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0		24:06
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:47

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	28	23	5	.821	59:06	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Roughing	2
1st	13:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Interference	2
1st	15:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Interference	2
1st	19:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	15:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Rob Martell, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brian Mach
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Richard Smehlik, Chris Herperger, Jeff Cowan, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Bret Hedican, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Brad Defauw, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Tommy Vestlund, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes 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 27, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 27, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 27, 2002