New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, February 29, 2004, 3:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Sunday, February 29, 2004 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
New York Rangers	2	27-40-7-8
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	33-37-8-4

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	0	1	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	10	9	11	30
Atlanta Thrashers	11	5	4	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (34)	Randy Robitaille (21)	Even strength	NYR 0, ATL 1
1st	19:16	New York Rangers	Chris Simon (12)	Mark Messier (16)	Even strength	NYR 1, ATL 1
2nd	18:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (10)	Shawn McEachern (32), Daniel Tjarnqvist (12)	Shorthanded	NYR 1, ATL 2
3rd	00:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (35)	Dany Heatley (6), Daniel Tjarnqvist (13)	Even strength	NYR 1, ATL 3
3rd	02:17	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (13)	Mark Messier (17), Tom Poti (12)	Even strength	NYR 2, ATL 3

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	60%	16:24
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	70%	22:08
Number 17 C. Simon	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0		13:03
Number 21 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	09:38
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		19:32
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		18:21
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		13:32
Number 37 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:27
Number 39 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:07
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		06:50
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		24:03
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	73.3%	17:14
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	0	1	-1	0	5	2	2		16:47
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	1		23:06
Number 4 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3		23:32
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		12:00
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		14:01
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		12:41

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	20	17	3	.850	58:44	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	50%	16:42
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:20
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		17:21
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:22
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	0	2	+2	0	8	1	0		18:56
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		23:24
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:01
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		04:30
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0		13:17
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	1	33.3%	17:06
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	35%	16:35
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		19:32
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4		25:44
Number 6 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0		10:05
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		18:58
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5		24:39
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0		27:17
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		10:43

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Interference obstruction	2
1st	17:05	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	High sticking	2
1st	17:05	New York Rangers	Chris Simon	Roughing	2
2nd	02:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn Heins	Slashing	2
2nd	07:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Derek MacKenzie	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	09:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Roughing	2
2nd	14:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Derek MacKenzie	Diving	2
2nd	16:12	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky	Interference	2
2nd	18:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	13:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Paul Devorski, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mark Pare
New York Rangers scratches: Ken Gernander, Eric Lindros, Jamie Pushor, Darius Kasparaitis, Boris Mironov, Joel Bouchard, Jason MacDonald, Paul Healey, Jason LaBarbera, Mike Siklenka, Phil Osaer, Layne Ulmer, Lawrence Nycholat, Richard Scott, Cory Larose, Dominic Moore, Chad Wiseman, Benoit Dusablon, Garth Murray, Bryce Lampman
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Marc Savard, Yannick Tremblay, Daniel Corso, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Tomas Kloucek, Zdenek Blatny, Frantisek Kaberle, Tommi Santala, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart

Every New York Rangers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at New York Rangers 0	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 16, 2003
New York Rangers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 2, 2004
New York Rangers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Mar 9, 2004

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 29, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Sun, Feb 29, 2004
St. Louis Blues 0 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Feb 29, 2004