Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 on the road.

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

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	3	4
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	11	14	34
Atlanta Thrashers	11	4	10	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (22)	Ruslan Fedotenko (14), Dan Boyle (23)	Even strength	TBL 1, ATL 0
1st	16:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Benjamin Simon (3)	Shawn Heins (2), Derek MacKenzie (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, ATL 1
3rd	00:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 2, ATL 1
3rd	12:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (19)	Shawn McEachern (30), Dany Heatley (4)	Power play	TBL 2, ATL 2
3rd	18:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (23)	Martin St. Louis (42), Ruslan Fedotenko (15)	Even strength	TBL 3, ATL 2
3rd	19:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Stillman (20)	Brad Richards (38), Freddy Modin (21)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 4, ATL 2

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	0	47.1%	20:31
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:46
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	80%	05:22
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		06:58
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0		21:22
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	53.3%	22:21
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	42.1%	16:09
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	1	1		21:14
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	75%	12:29
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		11:10
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	1		18:08
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	0	1	+2	0	6	3	0		19:57
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:53
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		22:12
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		16:07
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		23:12
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		19:36
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		21:01

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	25	23	2	.920	59:54	Win

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	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	43.5%	21:29
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0		19:40
Number 14 B. Simon	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		05:30
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-4	0	2	0	0	0		17:15
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:32
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		20:53
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	-4	0	2	0	0	0		20:28
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		04:52
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	03:45
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		13:45
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:57
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0	52.9%	16:25
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	0		21:14
Number 6 S. Heins	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		21:13
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	4	0		18:14
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		25:31
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3	0		21:19
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1	0		10:55

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	33	30	3	.909	59:31	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Tripping	2
1st	13:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
2nd	05:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Ivan Majesky	Hooking	2
2nd	08:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Delaying game	2
2nd	11:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn Heins	Holding	2
3rd	11:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Holding	2
3rd	19:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mark Pare
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Nolan Pratt, Andre Roy, Shane Willis, Eric Perrin
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Brad Larsen, Yannick Tremblay, Daniel Corso, Kamil Piros, Tomas Kloucek, Zdenek Blatny, Frantisek Kaberle, Tommi Santala, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers 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 Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New Jersey Devils 8	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Dallas Stars 1	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 25, 2004