2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers season

2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers	2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers
Division 	3rd Southeast
Conference 	11th Eastern
2002–03 record 	31–39–7
Team information 	Team information
Coach 	Bob Hartley
Captain 	Shawn McEachern
Arena 	Philips Arena
Team leaders 	Team leaders
Goals 	Dany Heatley (41)
Assists 	Vyacheslav Kozlov (49)
Points 	Dany Heatley (89)
The 2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' fourth season. The Thrashers placed third in the Southeast, eleventh in the East to miss the playoffs.
	
== Regular season==
=== Final standings===
Southeast Division
No.	CR	 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	3 	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	36	25	16	5 	219	210	93
2 	6 	Washington Capitals	82	39	29	8 	6 	224	220	92
3 	11	Atlanta Thrashers 	82	31	39	7 	5 	226	284	74
4 	13	Florida Panthers 	82	24	36	13	9 	176	237	70
5 	15	Carolina Hurricanes	82	22	43	11	6 	171	240	61
[1]
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
=== Game log===
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No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 11, 2002 	3–5 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	0–1–0–0
2 	L 	October 12, 2002 	4–5 OT 	Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	0–1–0–1
3 	L 	October 16, 2002 	2–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	0–2–0–1
4 	L 	October 18, 2002 	5–8 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	0–3–0–1
5 	L 	October 19, 2002 	4–5 	New York Islanders (2002–03) 	0–4–0–1
6 	L 	October 21, 2002 	2–3 	@ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	0–5–0–1
7 	L 	October 23, 2002 	1–2 	New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	0–6–0–1
8 	L 	October 26, 2002 	3–4 	@ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 	0–7–0–1
9 	L 	October 29, 2002 	0–4 	Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 	0–8–0–1
10 	T 	October 31, 2002 	3–3 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	0–8–1–1
11 	W 	November 2, 2002 	3–1 	@ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	1–8–1–1
12 	L 	November 7, 2002 	0–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 	1–9–1–1
13 	W 	November 9, 2002 	6–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	2–9–1–1
14 	W 	November 11, 2002 	2–1 	Calgary Flames (2002–03) 	3–9–1–1
15 	W 	November 13, 2002 	3–2 OT 	San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 	4–9–1–1
16 	L 	November 15, 2002 	1–5 	Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 	4–10–1–1
17 	L 	November 17, 2002 	1–5 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 	4–11–1–1
18 	W 	November 19, 2002 	4–3 OT 	Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	5–11–1–1
19 	L 	November 22, 2002 	1–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	5–12–1–1
20 	L 	November 23, 2002 	3–6 	@ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	5–13–1–1
21 	L 	November 26, 2002 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	5–14–1–1
22 	W 	November 28, 2002 	7–4 	New York Rangers (2002–03) 	6–14–1–1
23 	W 	December 1, 2002 	5–4 	Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	7–14–1–1
24 	L 	December 5, 2002 	3–4 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 	7–14–1–2
25 	L 	December 6, 2002 	6–7 OT 	@ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	7–14–1–3
26 	L 	December 8, 2002 	0–3 	Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 	7–15–1–3
27 	L 	December 11, 2002 	2–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 	7–16–1–3
28 	L 	December 13, 2002 	1–3 	@ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 	7–17–1–3
29 	L 	December 14, 2002 	0–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 	7–18–1–3
30 	W 	December 16, 2002 	1–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	8–18–1–3
31 	L 	December 18, 2002 	1–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	8–19–1–3
32 	L 	December 20, 2002 	2–3 OT 	Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	8–19–1–4
33 	L 	December 23, 2002 	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	8–20–1–4
34 	W 	December 27, 2002 	5–3 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	9–20–1–4
35 	L 	December 28, 2002 	0–1 	Boston Bruins (2002–03) 	9–21–1–4
36 	W 	December 30, 2002 	3–2 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	10–21–1–4
37 	L 	January 2, 2003 	1–8 	@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	10–22–1–4
38 	L 	January 3, 2003 	1–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 	10–23–1–4
39 	L 	January 5, 2003 	4–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	10–24–1–4
40 	T 	January 7, 2003 	3–3 OT 	Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	10–24–2–4
41 	W 	January 9, 2003 	3–2 OT 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	11–24–2–4
42 	L 	January 11, 2003 	3–7 	@ New York Islanders (2002–03) 	11–25–2–4
43 	W 	January 13, 2003 	7–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	12–25–2–4
44 	W 	January 15, 2003 	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	13–25–2–4
45 	W 	January 17, 2003 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (2002–03) 	14–25–2–4
46 	L 	January 19, 2003 	1–4 	New York Islanders (2002–03) 	14–26–2–4
47 	W 	January 21, 2003 	8–4 	St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 	15–26–2–4
48 	T 	January 23, 2003 	3–3 OT 	Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	15–26–3–4
49 	W 	January 25, 2003 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (2002–03) 	16–26–3–4
50 	W 	January 28, 2003 	5–2 	New York Rangers (2002–03) 	17–26–3–4
51 	L 	January 30, 2003 	2–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 	17–27–3–4
52 	W 	February 4, 2003 	4–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	18–27–3–4
53 	W 	February 7, 2003 	4–2 	@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	19–27–3–4
54 	L 	February 8, 2003 	1–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	19–28–3–4
55 	L 	February 12, 2003 	1–5 	Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	19–29–3–4
56 	T 	February 14, 2003 	2–2 OT 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	19–29–4–4
57 	L 	February 15, 2003 	2–6 	Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 	19–30–4–4
58 	W 	February 17, 2003 	4–3 OT 	Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	20–30–4–4
59 	L 	February 19, 2003 	0–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	20–31–4–4
60 	T 	February 23, 2003 	3–3 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 	20–31–5–4
61 	L 	February 25, 2003 	0–8 	@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 	20–32–5–4
62 	W 	February 27, 2003 	4–3 OT 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 	21–32–5–4
63 	L 	March 1, 2003 	1–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 	21–33–5–4
64 	W 	March 2, 2003 	4–1 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	22–33–5–4
65 	T 	March 6, 2003 	4–4 OT 	@ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 	22–33–6–4
66 	L 	March 7, 2003 	1–2 	Florida Panthers (2002–03) 	22–34–6–4
67 	L 	March 9, 2003 	4–6 	Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 	22–35–6–4
68 	W 	March 11, 2003 	3–2 	@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	23–35–6–4
69 	L 	March 13, 2003 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 	23–36–6–4
70 	W 	March 15, 2003 	5–3 	Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	24–36–6–4
71 	W 	March 17, 2003 	3–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 	25–36–6–4
72 	L 	March 19, 2003 	4–5 OT 	Dallas Stars (2002–03) 	25–36–6–5
73 	L 	March 21, 2003 	1–5 	Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 	25–37–6–5
74 	W 	March 22, 2003 	3–2 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 	26–37–6–5
75 	L 	March 24, 2003 	2–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 	26–38–6–5
76 	W 	March 26, 2003 	5–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 	27–38–6–5
77 	T 	March 28, 2003 	1–1 OT 	New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 	27–38–7–5
78 	W 	March 29, 2003 	3–2 	@ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 	28–38–7–5
79 	W 	March 31, 2003 	4–3 OT 	@ New York Rangers (2002–03) 	29–38–7–5
80 	L 	April 2, 2003 	3–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 	29–39–7–5
81 	W 	April 5, 2003 	3–2 	@ New York Islanders (2002–03) 	30–39–7–5
82 	W 	April 6, 2003 	6–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 	31–39–7–5
== Playoffs==
	
== Player stats==
=== Regular season===
;Scoring
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Dany Heatley 	LW 	77	41	48	89 	58 	-8 	19 	1 	6
Vyacheslav Kozlov	LW 	79	21	49	70 	66 	-10	9 	1 	2
Ilya Kovalchuk 	LW 	81	38	29	67 	57 	-24	9 	0 	3
Marc Savard 	C 	57	16	31	47 	77 	-11	6 	0 	4
Patrik Stefan 	C 	71	13	21	34 	12 	-10	3 	0 	2
Yannick Tremblay 	D 	75	8 	22	30 	32 	-27	5 	0 	1
Shawn McEachern 	RW 	46	10	16	26 	28 	-27	4 	1 	1
Tony Hrkac 	C 	80	9 	17	26 	14 	-16	2 	0 	2
Frantisek Kaberle	D 	79	7 	19	26 	32 	-19	3 	1 	2
Andy Sutton 	D 	53	3 	18	21 	114	-8 	1 	1 	0
Lubos Bartecko 	LW 	37	7 	9 	16 	8 	3 	0 	0 	1
Daniel Tjarnqvist	D 	75	3 	12	15 	26 	-20	1 	0 	0
Dan Snyder 	C 	36	10	4 	14 	34 	-4 	0 	1 	1
Brad Tapper 	RW 	35	10	4 	14 	23 	2 	1 	0 	3
Pascal Rheaume 	C 	56	4 	9 	13 	24 	-8 	0 	2 	1
Richard Smehlik 	D 	43	2 	9 	11 	16 	-4 	0 	0 	0
Chris Tamer 	D 	72	1 	9 	10 	118	-10	0 	0 	0
Jeff Cowan 	LW 	66	3 	5 	8 	115	-15	0 	0 	0
Per Svartvadet 	C 	62	1 	7 	8 	8 	-11	0 	0 	0
Mark Hartigan 	C 	23	5 	2 	7 	6 	-8 	1 	0 	0
Jeff Odgers 	RW 	74	2 	4 	6 	171	-13	0 	0 	1
Chris Herperger 	C 	27	4 	1 	5 	7 	-11	0 	0 	0
Kamil Piros 	C 	3 	3 	2 	5 	2 	4 	0 	0 	1
Mike Weaver 	D 	40	0 	5 	5 	20 	-5 	0 	0 	0
Kirill Safronov 	D 	32	2 	2 	4 	14 	-10	0 	0 	0
iPasi Nurminen 	G 	52	0 	3 	3 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
Yuri Butsayev 	LW 	16	2 	0 	2 	8 	-5 	0 	0 	0
eJoe DiPenta 	D 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0 	3 	0 	0 	0
Garnet Exelby 	D 	15	0 	2 	2 	41 	0 	0 	0 	0
Tomi Kallio 	LW 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4 	-2 	0 	0 	0
Francis Lessard 	RW 	18	0 	2 	2 	61 	1 	0 	0 	0
Ben Simon 	LW 	10	0 	1 	1 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
Zdenek Blatny 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
Frederic Cassivi 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Byron Dafoe 	G 	17	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Jeff Farkas 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
Kurtis Foster 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
Simon Gamache 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
Milan Hnilicka 	G 	21	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Uwe Krupp 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	10 	-2 	0 	0 	0
.J.P. Vigier 	RW 	13	0 	0 	0 	4 	-13	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
Pasi Nurminen 	2856	52	21	19	5 	137	2.88	2 	1452	1315	.906
Byron Dafoe 	895 	17	5 	11	1 	65 	4.36	0 	472 	407 	.862
Milan Hnilicka 	1097	21	4 	13	1 	65 	3.56	0 	605 	540 	.893
Frederic Cassivi	123 	2 	1 	1 	0 	11 	5.37	0 	58 	47 	.810
Team: 	4971	82	31	44	7 	278	3.36	2 	2587	2309	.893
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