Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, December 28, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 1–0 on Saturday, December 28, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	1	36-31-11-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	0	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	14	10	11	35
Atlanta Thrashers	5	13	11	29

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:59	Boston Bruins	Rob Zamuner (5)	Sean O'Donnell (8), Martin Lapointe (3)	Power play	BOS 1, ATL 0

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	35.7%	15:13
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:48
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	63.2%	19:35
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	23:22
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	1	0	1	0	4	0	1		13:03
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	43.8%	24:08
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		11:10
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	13:21
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	6	4	0	0		23:01
Number 29 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	05:20
Number 37 L. Goren	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:52
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		24:44
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		04:37
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:57
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:34
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:50
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		24:30
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:55

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	29	29	0	1.000	59:37	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	0	69.6%	17:31
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	3	0		14:31
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	2	0	44.4%	16:24
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	0		17:32
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	2	2	0		22:31
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	1		22:51
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	2	0		13:21
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	2	0		20:05
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	5	0	0		04:49
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	42.9%	07:12
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	2	0	42.3%	19:45
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0		06:52
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	3	0		15:15
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0		20:38
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	2	5	0		19:05
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	0		18:54
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	4	1		21:05
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	1	0		18:41

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	35	34	1	.971	59:25	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Slashing	2
1st	16:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:12	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Hooking	2
2nd	05:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:14	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:32	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	04:26	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Slashing	2
3rd	04:26	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jonny Murray
Boston Bruins scratches: Mike Knuble, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Stock, Sergei Samsonov, Martin Samuelsson, Kris Vernarsky, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
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

Every Boston Bruins and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 5, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 17, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 28, 2002