Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, December 1, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Monday, December 1, 2003 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	11	9	7	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	15	10	7	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Holzinger (2)	Marc Bergevin (4), Dick Tarnstrom (8)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 1
1st	15:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (18)	Frantisek Kaberle (14), Marc Savard (10)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 1
2nd	01:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier (5)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ATL 2, PIT 1
2nd	01:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom (5)	Ramzi Abid (1), Milan Kraft (3)	Power play	ATL 2, PIT 2
2nd	06:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (8)	Shawn McEachern (18), Vyacheslav Kozlov (10)	Power play	ATL 3, PIT 2
2nd	11:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (6)	Mike Eastwood (7), Matt Bradley (2)	Even strength	ATL 3, PIT 3
3rd	16:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ramzi Abid (2)	Aleksey Morozov (5), Brooks Orpik (4)	Even strength	ATL 3, PIT 4

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

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	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	1	59.3%	22:18
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	100%	11:51
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	50%	19:16
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:35
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:33
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0		12:43
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		20:26
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:43
Number 24 T. Santala	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	06:05
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		10:00
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	36.4%	16:41
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	47.1%	15:31
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0		18:09
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		15:24
Number 6 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		20:06
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	21:10
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		22:19
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:52

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	32	28	4	.875	59:23	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 7 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	13:17
Number 8 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		14:38
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	28.6%	20:55
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	46.2%	13:46
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	2	0	47.6%	20:14
Number 19 R. Abid	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:48
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	43.8%	18:16
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:01
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		07:23
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		12:07
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:11
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:50
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1	0		19:27
Number 5 P. Boileau	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		19:24
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	4	0		20:39
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	2	1		23:21
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	5	2	0		17:16
Number 55 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		20:08

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	24	3	.889	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Cross checking	2
1st	17:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn Heins	Cross checking	2
1st	18:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	High sticking	2
1st	18:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	High sticking	2
2nd	05:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tom Kostopoulos	Holding	2
2nd	13:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Patrick Boileau	Slashing	2
2nd	18:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Cross checking	2
3rd	02:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Cross checking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Michel Cormier
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brian Swanson, Yannick Tremblay, Francis Lessard, Kamil Piros, Derek MacKenzie, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache, Ivan Majesky, Karl Stewart
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Reid Simpson, Martin Straka, Martin Strbak, Nolan Baumgartner, Steve Webb, Dan Focht, Eric Meloche, Rico Fata, Rob Scuderi, Matt Hussey, Kris Beech, Matt Murley

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Monday, December 1, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 1, 2003