Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, December 30, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime on Monday, December 30, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	27-44-6-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	9	9	7	1	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	16	9	7	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton (3)	Per Svartvadet (4)	Shorthanded	ATL 1, PIT 0
1st	17:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (10)	Ilya Kovalchuk (11), Patrik Stefan (12)	Power play	ATL 2, PIT 0
2nd	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (4)	Jan Hrdina (18), Andrew Ference (3)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 1
3rd	14:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (5)	Martin Straka (11), Michal Sivek (3)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 2
OT	04:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (21)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (8)	Even strength	ATL 3, PIT 2

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	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	42.9%	19:48
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-2	4	4	0	0		15:34
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	44.4%	17:16
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		19:41
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1		20:05
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0		17:24
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:43
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	75%	19:41
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:05
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	10%	09:35
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	15:54
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		08:14
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:30
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		24:22
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0		23:57
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		24:40
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:16
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		24:09

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	37	35	2	.946	64:40	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:19
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	33.3%	17:49
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	53.8%	14:25
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		13:47
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:13
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	83.3%	11:22
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0		15:40
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:26
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	83.3%	20:31
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0		15:23
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	46.2%	29:32
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	0	0	8	0		26:20
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:06
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		18:27
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		20:02
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		18:24
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		19:38
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		22:29

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	26	23	3	.885	64:27	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	05:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Diving	2
1st	08:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Hooking	2
1st	11:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Per Svartvadet	Holding	2
1st	16:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Sivek	Cross checking	2
1st	19:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Tripping	2
2nd	01:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Holding the stick	2
2nd	18:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	11:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Interference	2
OT	01:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Holding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Troy Sartison
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
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 16, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 22, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 3, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, December 30, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Ottawa Senators 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Dec 30, 2002