Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, December 21, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 on Sunday, December 21, 2003 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Philadelphia Flyers	1	40-21-15-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	33-37-8-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	7	12	7	26
Atlanta Thrashers	13	14	3	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky (9)	Marc Savard (21)	Even strength	PHI 0, ATL 1
2nd	01:34	Philadelphia Flyers	John LeClair (8)	Michal Handzus (12), Tony Amonte (14)	Power play	PHI 1, ATL 1
2nd	10:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky (10)	Ilya Kovalchuk (21), Randy Robitaille (13)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 2
2nd	13:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (16)	Marc Savard (22)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 3
3rd	19:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (21)	Patrik Stefan (11)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 4

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

Philadelphia Flyers 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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	75%	16:11
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	100%	13:50
Number 11 T. Amonte	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:32
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		16:56
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		15:56
Number 20 R. Somik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	07:24
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		18:02
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	71.4%	17:43
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	17:44
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:17
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		07:49
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-2	0	6	1	0	0	50%	18:04
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		19:11
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	4	1	1	0		25:48
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:54
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	0	0	-4	7	2	1	0	0		14:32
Number 28 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		20:10
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		23:52

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 J. Hackett	30	26	4	.867	56:59	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	+2	0	6	0	0	42.3%	28:11
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:53
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:59
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	1	100%	22:49
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	03:45
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+3	0	7	0	1		24:43
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		22:30
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:59
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	2	0	2	+2	5	3	3	1		16:27
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	26.7%	15:10
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	60%	14:23
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		12:28
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	2		21:39
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:03
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	1		26:46
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	2		19:24
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		19:14
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		12:34

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	26	25	1	.962	59:39	Win

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:27	Philadelphia Flyers	Kim Johnsson	Slashing	2
1st	04:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Keith Primeau	Roughing	2
1st	10:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Jim Vandermeer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Tamer	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	16:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Roughing	2
1st	16:14	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Weinrich	Roughing	2
1st	18:40	Philadelphia Flyers	Jim Vandermeer	Holding	2
2nd	01:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Interference	2
2nd	03:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	07:03	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	High sticking	2
2nd	11:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Mark Recchi	Slashing	2
2nd	18:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Zdenek Blatny	Hooking	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Brad Watson, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Michel Cormier
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Claude Lapointe, John Slaney, Peter White, Mike Peluso, Boyd Kane, Antero Niittymaki, Kirby Law, Patrick Sharp, Dennis Seidenberg, Joni Pitkanen, Freddy Meyer, Randy Jones
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brian Swanson, Serge Aubin, 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 Philadelphia Flyers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 15, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 21, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Feb 5, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 21, 2004

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 21, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 21, 2003
New Jersey Devils 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 21, 2003
San Jose Sharks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 21, 2003