New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, December 18, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–0 on Thursday, December 18, 2003 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
New Jersey Devils	3	43-25-12-2
at Atlanta Thrashers	0	33-37-8-4

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	1	2	3
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	13	15	10	38
Atlanta Thrashers	5	7	3	15

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:50	New Jersey Devils	Rob Skrlac (1)	Erik Rasmussen (2), Scott Stevens (7)	Even strength	NJD 1, ATL 0
3rd	07:51	New Jersey Devils	Colin White (2)	Igor Larionov (8)	Even strength	NJD 2, ATL 0
3rd	10:02	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (3)	Tommy Albelin (3), Mike Rupp (3)	Even strength	NJD 3, ATL 0

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 I. Larionov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	46.7%	13:53
Number 9 J. Bicek	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		08:51
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	1	52.9%	16:06
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	56.3%	16:40
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		17:54
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	15:13
Number 16 M. Rupp	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	1	50%	12:25
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0		18:56
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		15:04
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	16:16
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		23:08
Number 32 R. Skrlac	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		00:46
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1		20:06
Number 5 C. White	D	1	0	1	+1	7	3	3	0		18:17
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		16:15
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		19:49
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		24:44
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		20:34

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	15	15	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	-1	2	3	0	3	47.4%	22:01
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	2	0	1	1	50%	12:34
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	-2	0	0	2	0		17:32
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:00
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	-1	0	1	1	1		13:51
Number 14 B. Simon	L	-1	0	1	3	1	80%	13:46
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	-2	0	2	1	0	100%	20:54
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	-1	2	2	1	0		19:07
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	1	0		08:17
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	1		13:43
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	2	0	0	3	61.5%	12:08
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	-1	0	0	0	1	23.5%	13:05
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	-1	2	0	2	2		21:32
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	-1	0	0	0	3		21:32
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	-1	0	2	0	0		22:16
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	-1	5	0	2	6		15:43
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	-1	0	2	0	4		21:49
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	-1	0	2	3	0		13:26

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	38	35	3	.921	60:00	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:16	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens	Kneeing	2
1st	15:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	19:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding	2
1st	19:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	Hooking	2
2nd	05:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Roughing	2
2nd	09:56	New Jersey Devils	Mike Rupp	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	10:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:37	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:13	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Holding	2
3rd	19:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Holding	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Brad Meier, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Jonny Murray
New Jersey Devils scratches: Turner Stevenson, Craig Darby, Grant Marshall, Jamie Langenbrunner, Raymond Giroux, Sean Brown, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Ari Ahonen, David Hale, Aleksander Suglobov, Tuomas Pihlman
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brian Swanson, Jeff Cowan, Shawn Heins, Kamil Piros, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache, Ivan Majesky, Karl Stewart

Every New Jersey Devils and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Jan 25, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 27, 2004
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 26, 2004

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 18, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 5 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Nashville Predators 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
New York Islanders 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 18, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 18, 2003