Chicago Blackhawks vs Atlanta Thrashers

Regular season · Saturday, October 18, 2003 · Philips Arena

2–7

26–44

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Game summary

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7–2 on Saturday, October 18, 2003 at Philips Arena. The Thrashers outshot the Blackhawks 44–26.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored a hat trick. Vyacheslav Kozlov, Serge Aubin, Steve Sullivan, Marc Savard, Jeff Cowan and Tyler Arnason also scored.

Pasi Nurminen made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Jocelyn Thibault stopped 23 of 28.

Goals
CHI	1	1	0	2	26
ATL	3	2	2	7	44

Scoring

1st period

Ilya Kovalchuk (3)Vyacheslav Kozlov (2), Marc Savard (2)0–103:26 ATL ·
Vyacheslav Kozlov (1)Marc Savard (3), Frantisek Kaberle (2)0–209:06 ATL
Serge Aubin (1)Yannick Tremblay (2)0–310:18 ATL
Steve Sullivan (1)Unassisted1–319:14 CHI ·

2nd period

Marc Savard (2)Vyacheslav Kozlov (3), Yannick Tremblay (3)1–408:57 ATL ·
Jeff Cowan (1)Patrik Stefan (1), Ivan Majesky (2)1–513:30 ATL
Tyler Arnason (2)Pavel Vorobiev (1), Alexander Karpovtsev (2)2–514:17 CHI

3rd period

Ilya Kovalchuk (4)Frantisek Kaberle (3), Marc Savard (4)2–609:10 ATL ·
Ilya Kovalchuk (5)Patrik Stefan (2), Tommi Santala (1)2–715:15 ATL ·

Team stats

CHIATL

2644

53%47%

0/24/14

7572

1310

156

811

Penalties

1:21 into the first periodTyler Arnason · tripping2 min
3:10 into the first periodSteve Poapst · holding the stick2 min
15:18 into the first periodTyler Arnason · hooking2 min
18:32 into the first periodJason Strudwick · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
7:34 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
8:12 into the second periodVille Nieminen · slashing2 min
8:12 into the second periodVille Nieminen · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
9:12 into the second periodSerge Aubin · hooking2 min
17:06 into the second periodJeff Cowan · roughing2 min
19:15 into the second periodSteve Sullivan · hooking2 min
7:44 into the third periodChris Tamer · fighting5 min
7:44 into the third periodChris Tamer · game misconduct10 min
7:44 into the third periodYannick Tremblay · fighting5 min
7:44 into the third periodScott Nichol · roughing2 min
7:44 into the third periodScott Nichol · fighting5 min
7:44 into the third periodTravis Moen · fighting5 min
7:44 into the third periodTravis Moen · game misconduct10 min
7:52 into the third periodMark Bell · hooking2 min
9:10 into the third periodSteve Poapst · slashing2 min
11:09 into the third periodJeff Cowan · fighting5 min
11:09 into the third periodGarnet Exelby · instigator2 min
11:09 into the third periodGarnet Exelby · fighting5 min
11:09 into the third periodGarnet Exelby · misconduct10 min
11:09 into the third periodGarnet Exelby · game misconduct10 min
11:09 into the third periodIlya Kovalchuk · holding obstruction2 min
11:09 into the third periodKyle Calder · fighting5 min
11:09 into the third periodMark Bell · roughing2 min
11:09 into the third periodTuomo Ruutu · fighting5 min
12:07 into the third periodJason Strudwick · elbowing2 min
14:37 into the third periodYannick Tremblay · roughing2 min
14:37 into the third periodJason Strudwick · roughing2 min
14:37 into the third periodJason Strudwick · charging5 min
19:31 into the third periodJeff Cowan · roughing2 min
19:31 into the third periodJeff Cowan · misconduct10 min
19:31 into the third periodMark Bell · slashing2 min
19:31 into the third periodMark Bell · misconduct10 min

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters

26Steve SullivanL	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	–	20:33
32Pavel VorobievR	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	10:16
39Tyler ArnasonC	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	4	58	11:49
25Alexander KarpovtsevD	0	1	1	−1	0	1	4	0	–	21:24
12Scott NicholC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	50	12:25
15Tuomo RuutuL	0	0	0	−2	1	1	1	5	73	13:21
19Kyle CalderL	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	5	–	11:31
20Ville NieminenL	0	0	0	−2	2	0	1	4	–	12:21
28Mark BellC	0	0	0	−2	1	1	2	16	43	16:47
50Igor RadulovL	0	0	0	−1	3	0	0	0	–	11:30
53Brett McLeanC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	42	17:16
59Travis MoenL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	50	09:18
2Deron QuintD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	0	–	10:01
8Steve PoapstD	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	–	26:33
34Jason StrudwickD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	–	05:53
42Jon KlemmD	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	0	–	22:53
43Nathan DempseyD	0	0	0	−1	4	0	0	0	–	20:34
47Lasse KukkonenD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	2	0	–	15:19

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
41Jocelyn ThibaultG	L	28	23	5	.821	33:30
49Michael LeightonG		16	14	2	.875	26:30

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters

9Marc SavardC	1	3	4	−1	3	0	0	0	54	21:43
13Vyacheslav KozlovL	1	2	3	−1	4	0	0	0	–	20:49
17Ilya KovalchukL	3	0	3	0	10	0	0	2	100	26:15
27Patrik StefanC	0	2	2	+1	4	0	0	0	50	13:33
8Frantisek KaberleD	0	2	2	+1	4	0	1	0	–	25:56
38Yannick TremblayD	0	2	2	−1	2	0	0	7	–	17:15
10Serge AubinC	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	2	67	12:59
16Jeff CowanL	1	0	1	+1	1	3	0	19	–	05:13
24Tommi SantalaC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	15:55
23Ivan MajeskyD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	16:22
11Jean-Pierre VigierR	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	12:43
19Shawn McEachernL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:37
22Kamil PirosR	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	13:14
26Ronald PetrovickyR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	10:03
28Randy RobitailleC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	42	17:32
2Garnet ExelbyD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	27	–	12:10
4Chris TamerD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	–	12:52
25Andy SuttonD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	1	0	–	23:25

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
31Pasi NurminenG	W	26	24	2	.923	59:12
34Byron DafoeG		0	0	0	–	–