Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, January 31, 2004, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 on Saturday, January 31, 2004 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	33-37-8-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	46-22-8-6

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	5	12	23
Tampa Bay Lightning	23	11	4	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin (16)	Darryl Sydor (15), Dan Boyle (18)	Power play	ATL 0, TBL 1
1st	19:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin (17)	Brad Richards (30), Cory Stillman (25)	Even strength	ATL 0, TBL 2
2nd	02:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Zdenek Blatny (3)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (10)	Even strength	ATL 1, TBL 2
2nd	17:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (11)	Tim Taylor (9), Ben Clymer (8)	Even strength	ATL 1, TBL 3
2nd	17:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (12)	Freddy Modin (16), Cory Stillman (26)	Even strength	ATL 1, TBL 4
3rd	05:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (11)	Ivan Majesky (3), Daniel Tjarnqvist (11)	Even strength	ATL 2, TBL 4
3rd	19:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (10)	Martin St. Louis (30)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 2, TBL 5

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	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	48.1%	23:11
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:00
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	50%	07:41
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	20:06
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		25:11
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0		10:02
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	24:47
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	0	50%	20:45
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		04:32
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		13:08
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	4	46.7%	18:55
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	13:55
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:45
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		26:21
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		15:36
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1		24:50
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		23:49
Number 47 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:00

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	37	33	4	.892	58:27	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	58.3%	15:43
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:18
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	07:59
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		10:52
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		12:07
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	2	0	53.8%	17:30
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	0	52.2%	18:44
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:29
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:08
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:31
Number 33 F. Modin	L	2	1	3	+1	2	3	0	0	1	100%	16:44
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:55
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		22:51
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:22
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		23:09
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		18:29
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	0	0		17:16
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		17:46

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Hooking	2
1st	09:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Holding the stick	2
1st	16:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Dingman	Holding	2
2nd	10:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	05:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Slashing	2
3rd	10:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Bill McCreary, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Derek Amell
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Yannick Tremblay, Shawn Heins, Daniel Corso, Randy Robitaille, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Derek MacKenzie, Garnet Exelby, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Karl Stewart
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Nolan Pratt, Andre Roy, Shane Willis, Eric Perrin

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Oct 21, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Nov 29, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 3, 2004

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 31, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Minnesota Wild 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
New Jersey Devils 4 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 31, 2004