Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, December 26, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Friday, December 26, 2003 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	46-22-8-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	33-37-8-4

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	1	1
Atlanta Thrashers	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	10	16	35
Atlanta Thrashers	14	5	5	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Randy Robitaille (4)	Ilya Kovalchuk (22), Jeff Cowan (14)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 1
1st	13:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier (9)	Patrik Stefan (12)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 2
3rd	13:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich (3)	Tim Taylor (5)	Even strength	TBL 1, ATL 2
3rd	19:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (8)	Marc Savard (23)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 1, ATL 3

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	40%	14:09
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	27.3%	08:14
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:27
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	55%	19:25
Number 24 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:37
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	66.7%	20:14
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		21:49
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	70%	15:16
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:28
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	17:52
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		09:09
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		20:47
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		19:17
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	2		20:02
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		17:09
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2		25:02
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		20:25
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		12:47

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	23	21	2	.913	59:28	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	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	46.2%	24:30
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	2		15:06
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		04:40
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	21:20
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	04:29
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		11:57
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		22:21
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	100%	18:42
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:27
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		17:55
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	36.8%	15:30
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	53.3%	15:25
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3		22:34
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:09
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3		24:05
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	3	2		20:15
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		17:09
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:04

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	35	34	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	10:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	16:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Tripping	2
2nd	04:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	Holding the stick	2
2nd	16:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	08:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	11:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
3rd	15:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Elbowing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Don Koharski, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Ben Clymer, Eric Perrin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Alexander Svitov
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brian Swanson, Serge Aubin, Shawn Heins, Kamil Piros, Tomas Kloucek, Zdenek Blatny, Derek MacKenzie, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache, Ivan Majesky, Karl Stewart

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Oct 21, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Nov 29, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Feb 25, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 3, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, December 26, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at New York Rangers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
New York Islanders 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 26, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 0 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 26, 2003