Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, October 9, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 on Thursday, October 9, 2003 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	25-45-8-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	33-37-8-4

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	13	7	27
Atlanta Thrashers	10	8	9	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (1)	Frantisek Kaberle (1), Kamil Piros (1)	Power play	CBJ 0, ATL 1
2nd	18:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrej Nedorost (1)	David Ling (1), Darryl Sydor (1)	Even strength	CBJ 1, ATL 1
3rd	17:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer (1)	Shawn McEachern (1), Ilya Kovalchuk (1)	Even strength	CBJ 1, ATL 2

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

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		21:49
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:39
Number 17 D. Ling	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	100%	06:19
Number 20 L. Pirjeta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	28.6%	13:13
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:34
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	58.6%	20:50
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	84.2%	21:22
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	100%	12:39
Number 38 A. Nedorost	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0		16:07
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:57
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	50%	05:53
Number 61 R. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:01
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		23:27
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1		24:33
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	2		12:56
Number 15 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		24:55
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		19:26
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		15:49

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	27	25	2	.926	59:17	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 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	41.4%	24:51
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	50%	13:05
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		09:12
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		25:14
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:24
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	0	0	6	3	0	1		23:25
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:18
Number 22 K. Piros	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0		14:16
Number 24 T. Santala	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	14.3%	14:19
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		05:31
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	44.4%	12:42
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	50%	12:00
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:12
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:11
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		22:34
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		08:51
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		22:43
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		23:43

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:44	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dan Fritsche	Holding	2
1st	08:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Tripping	2
1st	11:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Andrej Nedorost	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	16:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Duvie Westcott	High sticking	2
2nd	01:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	04:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	04:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tyler Wright	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scott Lachance	Interference	2
2nd	10:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Randy Robitaille	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	00:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	05:43	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scott Lachance	Interference	2
3rd	14:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Kamil Piros	Slashing	2
3rd	18:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jaroslav Spacek	Holding	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Bill McCreary, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Geoff Sanderson, Sean Pronger, Anders Eriksson, Donald MacLean, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Jeremy Reich, Kent McDonell, Derrick Walser, Brad Moran, Todd Rohloff, Darrel Scoville, Mike Pandolfo, Tim Jackman, Aaron Johnson, Mark Hartigan, Nikolay Zherdev
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Shawn Heins, Francis Lessard, Derek MacKenzie, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Oct 9, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 7, 2003

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