Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, October 23, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Nashville Predators 4–2 on Thursday, October 23, 2003 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Nashville Predators	2	38-29-11-4
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	33-37-8-4

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	2	0	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	11	13	6	30
Atlanta Thrashers	8	9	3	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:55	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis (2)	Rem Murray (2), Scott Walker (4)	Even strength	NSH 1, ATL 0
1st	05:28	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Marek Zidlicky (5), Tomas Kloucek (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, ATL 0
2nd	09:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (7)	Frantisek Kaberle (4), Vyacheslav Kozlov (4)	Power play	NSH 2, ATL 1
2nd	13:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier (1)	Jeff Cowan (3), Andy Sutton (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, ATL 2
2nd	13:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (8)	Randy Robitaille (3)	Even strength	NSH 2, ATL 3
3rd	19:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (9)	Serge Aubin (2), Marc Savard (5)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 2, ATL 4

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

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	42.1%	19:59
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	50%	12:38
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	100%	15:51
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:01
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:53
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	83.3%	17:30
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	44.4%	20:49
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	71.4%	15:27
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		07:26
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	14:00
Number 55 J. Tootoo	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	0		13:27
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	1		19:27
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		20:06
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4		19:41
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		13:19
Number 26 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		04:34
Number 27 J. York	D	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	1		18:28
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2		25:51

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	19	16	3	.842	58:18	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	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	23.3%	21:18
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	1	0	75%	16:52
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	12:01
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	20:10
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:08
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	3	0	3	+2	0	5	1	0	1		21:09
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:42
Number 22 K. Piros	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	08:24
Number 24 T. Santala	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.1%	15:46
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		09:25
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	57.1%	11:47
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	20%	12:41
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		16:01
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0		15:00
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0		24:47
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	0	0		13:25
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	6	2	0		22:01
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:58

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, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:40	Nashville Predators	Jason York	Hooking	2
1st	02:49	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	High sticking	2
1st	13:56	Nashville Predators	Jason York	Holding	2
1st	16:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	High sticking	2
1st	16:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	High sticking	2
2nd	02:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Tripping	2
2nd	06:47	Nashville Predators	Jason York	Holding	2
2nd	09:08	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	09:22	Nashville Predators	Rem Murray	Tripping	2
2nd	18:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Holding the stick	2
2nd	20:00	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Interference	2
3rd	16:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Holding	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Stephane Auger, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Nashville Predators scratches: Jim McKenzie, Jamie Allison, Robert Schnabel, Benjamin Simon, Wyatt Smith, Michael Farrell, Andrew Hutchinson, Martin Erat, Mathieu Darche, Libor Pivko, Timofei Shishkanov, Vernon Fiddler, Scottie Upshall
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Shawn Heins, Francis Lessard, Derek MacKenzie, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart

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