Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers

Saturday, February 21, 2004, 1:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 on Saturday, February 21, 2004 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	33-37-8-4
at Philadelphia Flyers	5	40-21-15-6

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	3	1	4
Philadelphia Flyers	3	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	16	13	36
Philadelphia Flyers	8	12	12	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Joni Pitkanen (7)	Mark Recchi (37), John LeClair (22)	Power play	ATL 0, PHI 1
1st	13:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus (16)	Mark Recchi (38), Joni Pitkanen (16)	Power play	ATL 0, PHI 2
1st	14:35	Philadelphia Flyers	Joni Pitkanen (8)	Kim Johnsson (26), Branko Radivojevic (18)	Power play	ATL 0, PHI 3
2nd	05:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin (9)	Marc Savard (31), Ilya Kovalchuk (34)	Even strength	ATL 1, PHI 3
2nd	07:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton (2)	Randy Robitaille (20), Ilya Kovalchuk (35)	Power play	ATL 2, PHI 3
2nd	11:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (4)	Andy Sutton (9), Marc Savard (32)	Power play	ATL 3, PHI 3
2nd	13:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Marcus Ragnarsson (4)	Branko Radivojevic (19), Sami Kapanen (17)	Power play	ATL 3, PHI 4
3rd	03:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (33)	Marc Savard (33), Serge Aubin (12)	Even strength	ATL 4, PHI 4
3rd	18:59	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (17)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	ATL 4, PHI 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	3	3	+2	0	5	0	0	0	57.7%	24:20
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	2	0	50%	17:37
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	100%	09:36
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1		19:53
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		12:51
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	2	3	+2	10	7	0	1	0		25:58
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	19:59
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:33
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	05:05
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0		02:34
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:21
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	52.9%	20:29
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	2	0	0		23:12
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:08
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		16:07
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	2	1		29:32
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:19
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		17:18

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	32	27	5	.844	59:14	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	19:34
Number 9 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0	44.4%	11:29
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		19:47
Number 11 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:12
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:22
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	10:17
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	0	2	2	-1	0	0	3	0	0		10:39
Number 20 R. Somik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:17
Number 23 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	45.5%	16:53
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:12
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	37.5%	20:46
Number 47 K. Law	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		06:35
Number 3 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:53
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		23:34
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		16:28
Number 28 M. Ragnarsson	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		22:11
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	2	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	2		17:14
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	1	2	0		19:34

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 S. Burke	36	32	4	.889	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Charging (major)	5
1st	11:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	02:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	02:54	Philadelphia Flyers	Patrick Sharp	High sticking	2
2nd	06:22	Philadelphia Flyers	Alexei Zhamnov	High sticking	2
2nd	06:26	Philadelphia Flyers	Danny Markov	High sticking	2
2nd	10:53	Philadelphia Flyers	Danny Markov	Slashing	2
2nd	11:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	04:01	Philadelphia Flyers	Kirby Law	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Gross misconduct (gro)	10

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Dave Jackson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Jean Morin
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Yannick Tremblay, Shawn Heins, Daniel Corso, Kamil Piros, Zdenek Blatny, Frantisek Kaberle, Tommi Santala, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Eric Desjardins, Jeff Hackett, Keith Primeau, Jeremy Roenick, John Slaney, Peter White, Neil Little, Donald Brashear, Mike Peluso, Boyd Kane, Robert Esche, Todd Fedoruk, Jim Vandermeer, Dennis Seidenberg, Freddy Meyer, Randy Jones

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 15, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 21, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Feb 5, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 21, 2004

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 21, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 7 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Calgary Flames 1 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Boston Bruins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Nashville Predators 8 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 21, 2004