Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 20, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 on Saturday, December 20, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Atlanta Thrashers	7	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	2	3	2	7
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	12	9	32
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	11	8	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky (8)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (15), Marc Savard (17)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 0
1st	08:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (8)	Dick Tarnstrom (12), Brian Holzinger (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 1
1st	17:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (14)	Marc Savard (18), Ilya Kovalchuk (18)	Power play	ATL 2, PIT 1
2nd	07:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (5)	Marc Savard (19)	Even strength	ATL 3, PIT 1
2nd	10:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (19)	Andy Sutton (6), Frantisek Kaberle (18)	Even strength	ATL 4, PIT 1
2nd	11:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (7)	Ryan Malone (8)	Even strength	ATL 4, PIT 2
2nd	15:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Strbak (3)	Milan Kraft (6), Konstantin Koltsov (12)	Even strength	ATL 4, PIT 3
2nd	18:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (20)	Ronald Petrovicky (5), Randy Robitaille (12)	Even strength	ATL 5, PIT 3
3rd	01:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (15)	Ilya Kovalchuk (19), Vyacheslav Kozlov (16)	Power play	ATL 6, PIT 3
3rd	12:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata (10)	Martin Strbak (3), Matt Bradley (4)	Even strength	ATL 6, PIT 4
3rd	16:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (15)	Ilya Kovalchuk (20), Marc Savard (20)	Power play	ATL 7, 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	4	5	+1	0	6	0	0	1	43.8%	22:11
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1	0	66.7%	10:33
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		15:33
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:47
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	2	2	4	+1	0	2	1	1	2		19:51
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	62.5%	06:39
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	3	5	0	0	8	0	1	0		24:09
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	100%	19:12
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0		03:34
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0		16:19
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	54.5%	18:19
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	45.5%	16:13
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-2	6	1	0	2	0		21:06
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		14:00
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:15
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	1	0		27:19
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	4	0		20:22
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		25:37

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	25	21	4	.840	60:00	Win

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	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		11:43
Number 8 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	0		15:50
Number 9 R. Fata	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	0	42.9%	21:04
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	+2	2	4	5	0		21:04
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	45%	16:35
Number 15 B. Holzinger	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	60%	14:30
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	52.4%	15:18
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0		06:19
Number 36 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:57
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		18:17
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		15:15
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1		18:27
Number 4 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		15:25
Number 6 M. Strbak	D	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	3		19:47
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:52
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		25:16
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1		14:43
Number 55 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0		16:21

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	9	7	2	.778	20:00
Number 31 S. Caron	23	18	5	.783	40:00	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Drake Berehowsky	Holding	2
2nd	05:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Interference	2
2nd	08:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Roughing	2
2nd	08:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Holzinger	Roughing	2
2nd	10:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Benjamin Simon	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kelly Buchberger	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
2nd	15:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	High sticking	2
2nd	15:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Slashing	2
2nd	15:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Roughing	2
2nd	19:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Roughing	2
3rd	01:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Tripping	2
3rd	07:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Interference	2
3rd	09:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Drake Berehowsky	Roughing	2
3rd	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Roughing	2
3rd	11:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	11:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve McKenna	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Tripping	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Rob Martell, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Tim Nowak
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brian Swanson, Yannick Tremblay, Jeff Cowan, Shawn Heins, Kamil Piros, Derek MacKenzie, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache, Ivan Majesky, Karl Stewart
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Reid Simpson, Patrick Boileau, Nolan Baumgartner, Steve Webb, Eric Meloche, Ramzi Abid, Rob Scuderi, Matt Hussey, Kris Beech, Matt Murley, Tomas Surovy, Marc-Andre Fleury

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 Saturday, December 20, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Dallas Stars 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 20, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 20, 2003