🐦 Away Thrashers 6-16-5 before this game

3–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 13-11-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	1	1	1	3
PIT	1	3	2	6

Thrashers at Penguins

Penguins beat Thrashers 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 8, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 8, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 19:41 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

2 A

8 shots · 21:15 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Dany Heatley

2 A

3 shots · 18:15 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Hans Jonsson PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:41

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jan Hrdina · beat Milan Hnilicka

0–1

🐦 Yannick Tremblay PP Tying 1st · 17:01

Assists: Dany Heatley, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Kris Beech Go-ahead 2nd · 01:46

Assists: Toby Petersen, Andrew Ference · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–2

🐧 Dan Lacouture 2nd · 03:46

Assists: Wayne Primeau, John Jakopin · beat Damian Rhodes

1–3

🐦 Lubos Bartecko 2nd · 09:31

Assists: Hnat Domenichelli, Ray Ferraro · beat Johan Hedberg

2–3

🐧 Michal Rozsival PP 2nd · 16:06

Assists: Robert Lang, Aleksey Morozov · beat Damian Rhodes

2–4

3rd period

🐦 Tony Hrkac 3rd · 09:50

Assists: Dany Heatley, Patrik Stefan · beat Johan Hedberg

3–4

🐧 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 17:47

Assists: Robert Lang · beat Damian Rhodes

3–5

🐧 Milan Kraft Empty net 3rd · 19:56

Unassisted

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 41

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

11 Hits 17

18 Blocked shots 16

2 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 4

19 Penalty minutes 21

ATL shooting 12.0% (3/25) PIT shooting 14.6% (6/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Damian Rhodes

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 37:13 TOI

Milan Hnilicka

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 21:46 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 6-16-5 (22% win rate, 27 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 13-11-4 (46% win rate, 28 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Domenichelli · Ferraro 18:59

L2 Heatley · Bartecko · Hrkac 16:33

L3 Corkum · Stefan · Donovan 13:59

L4 Hordichuk · Svartvadet · Tapper 8:10

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 21:04

D2 Tamer · Tremblay 19:48

D3 Pothier · Reirden 16:16

🐧Penguins

L1 Lacouture · Lang · Kovalev 19:41

L2 Hrdina · Beech · Petersen 16:22

L3 Kraft · Morozov · Richer 12:51

L4 Primeau · Tibbetts 5:22

D1 Rozsival · Kasparaitis 19:17

D2 Jonsson · Ference 16:44

D3 Jakopin · Laukkanen 10:38

D4 Moran 5:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ ATL vs PIT, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Penguins on December 8, 2001?

Penguins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Penguins?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Lubos Bartecko, Tony Hrkac, Yannick Tremblay.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Dan Lacouture, Hans Jonsson, Kris Beech, Michal Rozsival, Milan Kraft.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Dec 6

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 8, 2001

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