Philadelphia Flyers vs Atlanta Thrashers

Regular season · Wednesday, December 18, 2002 · Philips Arena

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3–1

24–24

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Game summary

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 at Philips Arena.

Goals came from Brad Tapper, Justin Williams, Mark Recchi and Donald Brashear.

Robert Esche made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Pasi Nurminen stopped 21 of 24.

Goals
PHI	1	1	1	3	24
ATL	1	0	0	1	24

Scoring

1st period

Brad Tapper (2)Patrik Stefan (10), Mike Weaver (3)0–107:25 ATL
Justin Williams (6)Unassisted1–117:22 PHI

2nd period

Mark Recchi (9)Kim Johnsson (12), Keith Primeau (6)2–112:47 PHI

3rd period

Donald Brashear (3)Justin Williams (12), Eric Weinrich (9)3–104:35 PHI

Team stats

PHIATL

2424

75%25%

0/20/5

104

22

00

00

00

Penalties

3:20 into the second periodKim Johnsson · high sticking2 min
13:07 into the second periodSimon Gagne · hooking2 min
17:46 into the second periodShawn McEachern · cross checking2 min
5:24 into the third periodMarcus Ragnarsson · interference2 min
10:17 into the third periodAndy Sutton · hooking2 min
11:30 into the third periodJustin Williams · boarding2 min
15:00 into the third periodRobert Esche · roughing2 min

Season series

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters

14Justin WilliamsR	1	1	2	+2	3	0	0	2	–	16:16
8Mark RecchiR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	17:36
25Keith PrimeauC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	67	17:26
87Donald BrashearL	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	14:19
2Eric WeinrichD	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	–	27:53
5Kim JohnssonD	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	2	–	23:21
12Simon GagneL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	15:27
19Paul RanheimL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	09:40
20Radovan SomikR	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	–	16:44
26Michal HandzusC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80	16:36
27Andre SavageC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	67	14:20
29Todd FedorukL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	06:37
34Ian MacNeilC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	09:43
39Marty MurrayC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100	14:06
22Bruno St. JacquesD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	07:04
28Marcus RagnarssonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	27:27
36Dennis SeidenbergD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	–	14:32
37Eric DesjardinsD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	0	–	21:31

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
32Roman CechmanekG		0	0	0	–	00:00
42Robert EscheG	W	24	23	1	.958	60:00

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters

18Brad TapperR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	13:25
27Patrik StefanC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	23	17:11
43Mike WeaverD	0	1	1	−1	0	1	0	0	–	15:16
7Chris HerpergerL	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	36	09:52
9Marc SavardC	0	0	0	−2	3	0	0	0	38	21:02
11Jean-Pierre VigierR	0	0	0	−2	1	1	0	0	–	14:49
12Tony HrkacC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	12:30
13Vyacheslav KozlovL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	19:17
16Jeff CowanL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10:35
17Ilya KovalchukL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	–	21:55
19Shawn McEachernL	0	0	0	−2	1	0	0	2	–	19:20
26Pascal RheaumeC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	09:20
39Per SvartvadetC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	10:14
4Chris TamerD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	14:04
8Frantisek KaberleD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	–	23:01
25Andy SuttonD	0	0	0	−1	5	0	0	2	–	18:42
36Daniel TjarnqvistD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	–	24:41
38Yannick TremblayD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	21:29

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
31Pasi NurminenG	L	24	21	3	.875	58:59
34Byron DafoeG		0	0	0	–	00:00