🐦 Away Thrashers 8-22-8 before this game

3–4

Final

🐆 Home Panthers 14-20-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	2	0	1	3
FLA	1	2	1	4

Thrashers at Panthers

Panthers beat Thrashers 4–3 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 31, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Dec 31, 2001 · 14:00 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Marcus Nilson

2 G

5 shots · 20:15 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Pavel Bure

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:22 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Jason Wiemer

2 A

3 shots · 14:20 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Per Svartvadet Go-ahead 1st · 04:21

Assists: Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat Roberto Luongo

1–0

🐦 Shean Donovan PP 1st · 14:58

Unassisted · beat Roberto Luongo

2–0

🐆 Marcus Nilson 1st · 17:09

Assists: Jason Wiemer, Olli Jokinen · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–1

2nd period

🐆 Pavel Bure Tying 2nd · 02:57

Assists: Bret Hedican, Olli Jokinen · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–2

🐆 Marcus Nilson Go-ahead 2nd · 09:50

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Jason Wiemer · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–3

3rd period

🐦 Frantisek Kaberle PP Tying 3rd · 03:16

Assists: Tony Hrkac · beat Roberto Luongo

3–3

🐆 Darren Van Impe PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:15

Assists: Pavel Bure, Ivan Novoseltsev · beat Milan Hnilicka

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL FLA🐆

32 Shots on goal 28

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 42

6 Blocked shots 2

4 Takeaways 5

1 Giveaways 7

24 Penalty minutes 26

ATL shooting 9.4% (3/32) FLA shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:33 TOI

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Hrkac 21:35

L2 Bartecko · Ferraro · Donovan 13:48

L3 Stefan · Svartvadet · Corkum 12:26

L4 Cowan · Hordichuk · Karlsson 11:57

D1 Kaberle · Tremblay 23:23

D2 Tjarnqvist · Tamer 18:08

D3 Reirden · Weaver 13:26

🐆Panthers

L1 Nilson · Kozlov · Jokinen 20:15

L2 Huselius · Wiemer · Bure 14:20

L3 Lindsay · Ward · Novoseltsev 9:57

L4 Worrell · Adams · Tetarenko 4:55

D1 Hedican · Svehla 27:28

D2 Van Impe · Ference 20:08

D3 Pitlick · Laus 9:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 26, 2001

🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL

3–3 (OT) · Panthers won

2–2 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ ATL vs FLA, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Panthers on December 31, 2001?

Panthers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Panthers?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Panthers 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Frantisek Kaberle, Per Svartvadet, Shean Donovan.

Who scored for Panthers?

Marcus Nilson (2), Darren Van Impe, Pavel Bure.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 28

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2001

Thrashers season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule