Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, March 19, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Friday, March 19, 2004 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Florida Panthers	2	28-35-15-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	33-37-8-4

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	0	1	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	12	4	5	21
Atlanta Thrashers	10	6	14	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:03	Florida Panthers	Vaclav Nedorost (2)	Stephen Weiss (15), Jay Bouwmeester (18)	Power play	FLA 1, ATL 0
1st	17:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (9)	Ivan Majesky (5), Serge Aubin (14)	Even strength	FLA 1, ATL 1
3rd	05:38	Florida Panthers	Mikael Samuelsson (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 2, ATL 1
3rd	18:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton (6)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (29), Ilya Kovalchuk (41)	Power play	FLA 2, ATL 2
3rd	19:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (39)	Serge Aubin (15), Tommi Santala (2)	Even strength	FLA 2, ATL 3

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

Florida Panthers 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 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:27
Number 11 M. Samuelsson	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		16:35
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	50%	24:01
Number 13 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:37
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:30
Number 15 T. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:44
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:41
Number 17 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	44.4%	14:21
Number 20 J. Olson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:29
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:23
Number 27 C. Berglund	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	30%	09:45
Number 40 V. Nedorost	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	50%	15:24
Number 2 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0		23:33
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:33
Number 5 B. Mezei	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	4	2	0		16:40
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	4	3	0		17:41
Number 7 P. Trnka	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		19:00
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0		25:47

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	30	27	3	.900	59:36	Loss

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 10 S. Aubin	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	1	0	30%	16:34
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		15:34
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		21:49
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	04:02
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	+1	0	8	2	0	0	80%	21:01
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:09
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	17:17
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:20
Number 24 T. Santala	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	11:22
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	55%	17:41
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	66.7%	19:01
Number 42 K. Stewart	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	03:34
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	6	1	0		22:08
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		05:06
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	0		19:51
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:10
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	1	0	1	+1	4	4	6	2	1		29:20
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		25:15

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Roughing	2
1st	03:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Slashing	2
1st	11:27	Florida Panthers	Branislav Mezei	Cross checking	2
1st	12:10	Florida Panthers	Andreas Lilja	Cross checking	2
1st	14:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Tripping	2
1st	14:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Cross checking	2
1st	19:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	03:22	Florida Panthers	Andreas Lilja	Interference	2
2nd	06:30	Florida Panthers	Branislav Mezei	Tripping	2
2nd	09:34	Florida Panthers	Mike Van Ryn	Holding	2
2nd	12:09	Florida Panthers	Christian Berglund	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	03:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Tomas Kloucek	Interference	2
3rd	06:58	Florida Panthers	Mikael Samuelsson	Slashing	2
3rd	17:06	Florida Panthers	Christian Berglund	Hooking	2

Florida Panthers head coach: John Torchetti
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Rob Martell, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Mark Shewchyk
Florida Panthers scratches: Donald Audette, Eric Messier, Travis Scott, Byron Ritchie, Kristian Huselius, Lee Goren, Mathieu Biron, Kyle Rossiter, Eric Beaudoin, Denis Shvidki, Kristian Kudroc, Lukas Krajicek, Jaroslav Bednar, Grant McNeill, Gregory Campbell
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Frederic Cassivi, Brad Larsen, Marc Savard, Yannick Tremblay, Shawn Heins, Daniel Corso, Ronald Petrovicky, Kamil Piros, Kip Brennan, Zdenek Blatny, Derek MacKenzie, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster

Every Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 25, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Nov 16, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 21, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 6, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 19, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 27, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, March 19, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders, Fri, Mar 19, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 19, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Mar 19, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Mar 19, 2004
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Mar 19, 2004
San Jose Sharks 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 19, 2004