New York Rangers @ Atlanta Thrashers
4-2-0, 2-1-0 Away
4
4-2-0, 2-1-0 Away
1-2-1, 0-2-0 Home
3
1-2-1, 0-2-0 Home
Game Information
State Farm Arena
12:30 AM, 20 October 2001
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 14,011
- Referees:
- Dan O'Halloran
- Marc Joannette
- Linesmen:
- Brian Murphy
- Brian Mach
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rangers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Thrashers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1st Period | NYR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:44 | | Ilya Kovalchuk (3) Assists: Daniel Tjarnqvist (2) | 0 | 1 |
| 16:08 | | Mark Messier (2) Assists: Sandy McCarthy (1), Bryan Berard (1) | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd Period | NYR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:04 | | Ray Ferraro (2) Assists: Brian Pothier (1), Tomi Kallio (3) | 2 | 2 |
| 13:00 | | Eric Lindros (3) Assists: David Karpa (2) | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd Period | NYR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:29 | | Petr Nedved (3) Assists: Peter Smrek (1) | 3 | 2 |
| 6:17 | | Mike York (2) Assists: Theoren Fleury (3), Vladimir Malakhov (3) | 4 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Dany Heatley (1) Unassisted | 4 | 3 |
Regular Season Series
NYR lead 1-0
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