Game Information
State Farm Arena
12:30 AM, 21 December 2002
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 12,831
- Referees:
- Dean Warren
- Rob Martell
- Linesmen:
- Stephane Provost
- Dan McCourt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thrashers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1st Period | CAR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:28 | | Ilya Kovalchuk (18) (Power Play) Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov (19), Yannick Tremblay (5) | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd Period | CAR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:37 | | Vyacheslav Kozlov (6) (Shorthanded) Assists: Marc Savard (6) | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Period | CAR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:46 | | Ron Francis (14) Assists: Jeff O'Neill (17), Sami Kapanen (8) | 1 | 2 |
| 19:06 | | Jeff O'Neill (10) Assists: Ron Francis (12), Erik Cole (10) | 2 | 2 |
| OT Summary | CAR | ATL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:52 | | Aaron Ward (1) Assists: Tomas Malec (2), Bates Battaglia (7) | 3 | 2 |
Regular Season Series
CAR leads 2-0
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