Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, April 2, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 on Friday, April 2, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	23-47-8-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	33-37-8-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	7	10	24
Atlanta Thrashers	12	8	13	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lasse Pirjeta (6)	Aleksey Morozov (32), Josef Melichar (5)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 0
2nd	01:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kelly Buchberger (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 0
2nd	09:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (13)	Randy Robitaille (25)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 1
3rd	19:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov (16)	Brooks Orpik (9), Lasse Pirjeta (14)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 3, ATL 1
3rd	19:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (40)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (32), Randy Robitaille (26)	Even strength	PIT 3, ATL 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Buchberger	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	13:51
Number 8 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:23
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	66.7%	13:27
Number 11 L. Pirjeta	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	2	0	66.7%	14:37
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	+1	5	2	1	0		16:57
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	60%	19:07
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	41.2%	11:24
Number 26 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:26
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:54
Number 39 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:50
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	13:55
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0		16:27
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		20:53
Number 4 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1		21:17
Number 6 M. Strbak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		19:29
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:08
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0		17:59
Number 55 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:25

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

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	0	1	0	0	62.5%	13:44
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0		20:03
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		04:08
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	1		20:53
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	14	1	0		17:03
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20%	17:25
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		07:07
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	16:10
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	41.2%	19:44
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0	0	43.8%	16:37
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	75%	07:35
Number 39 K. Brennan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:35
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:29
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		22:18
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-2	5	2	3	1		17:56
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	3		31:04
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	3		25:16
Number 48 K. Rossiter	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:55

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	23	21	2	.913	58:45	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	02:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Charging	2
2nd	02:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Roughing	2
2nd	02:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dan Focht	Roughing	2
2nd	04:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Ivan Majesky	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Slashing	2
3rd	02:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Holding	2
3rd	10:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jon Sim	Holding	2
3rd	10:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Holding	2
3rd	14:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Cross checking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Reid Simpson, Martin Brochu, Patrick Boileau, Steve McKenna, Eric Meloche, Ramzi Abid, Rob Scuderi, Matt Hussey, Kris Beech, Matt Murley, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Marc-Andre Fleury
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Frederic Cassivi, Marc Savard, Yannick Tremblay, Shawn Heins, Daniel Corso, Zdenek Blatny, Derek MacKenzie, Garnet Exelby, Tommi Santala, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 1, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 12, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Apr 2, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, April 2, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Apr 2, 2004
New York Islanders 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Apr 2, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Apr 2, 2004
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 2, 2004
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Apr 2, 2004
Calgary Flames 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, Apr 2, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Apr 2, 2004