🐦 Away Thrashers 8-23-8 before this game
1–2
Final
⭐ Home Stars 19-12-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
ATL 0101
DAL 0112

Thrashers at Stars

Stars beat Thrashers 2–1 at American Airlines Center on January 2, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 2, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Joe Nieuwendyk
1 G
4 shots · 16:07 TOI · -1
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Mike Modano
1 G
2 shots · 19:43 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Pierre Turgeon
1 A
3 shots · 13:57 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🐦 Tony Hrkac Go-ahead 2nd · 08:24
Assists: Lubos Bartecko · beat Ed Belfour
1–0
⭐ Mike Modano PP Tying 2nd · 12:12
Assists: Brad Lukowich, Kirk Muller · beat Milan Hnilicka
1–1
3rd period
⭐ Joe Nieuwendyk PP Go-ahead 3rd · 10:52
Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Darryl Sydor · beat Milan Hnilicka
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL DAL⭐
21 Shots on goal 29
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
23 Hits 19
15 Blocked shots 7
3 Takeaways 3
13 Giveaways 17
25 Penalty minutes 8
ATL shooting 4.8% (1/21) DAL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Milan Hnilicka
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:19 TOI
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 8-23-8 (21% win rate, 39 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 19-12-8 (49% win rate, 39 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 8-23-8 (21% win rate, 39 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 19-12-8 (49% win rate, 39 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Hrkac 19:05
L2 Domenichelli · Ferraro · Kallio 15:28
L3 Bartecko · Stefan · Donovan 13:42
L4 Cowan · Svartvadet · Karlsson 10:54
D1 Kaberle · Tremblay 23:18
D2 Tjarnqvist · Tamer 19:49
D3 Weaver · Harlock 13:18
⭐Stars
L1 Modano · Lehtinen · Langenbrunner 19:02
L2 Rucinsky · Morrow · Nieuwendyk 15:54
L3 Muller · Brunet · Turgeon 13:21
L4 Hogue · Sim · DiMaio 9:43
D1 Zubov · Hatcher 26:28
D2 Matvichuk · Sydor 23:24
D3 Lukowich · Manson 9:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🐦ATL
4–1 · Stars won
Jan 10, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🐦ATL
3–2 · Stars won
Feb 2, 2000
🐦ATL @ ⭐DAL
1–2 · Stars won
Nov 28, 1999
⭐DAL @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · Stars won

❓ ATL vs DAL, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Stars on January 2, 2002?

Stars won 2–1.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Stars?

The final score was Thrashers 1, Stars 2.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Tony Hrkac.

Who scored for Stars?

Joe Nieuwendyk, Mike Modano.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Stars season series?

Stars 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 31
🐦ATL @ 🐆FLA
3–4 · FLA won
Next game · Jan 3
🐦ATL @ 🌵PHX
1–2 · PHX won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 31
🐻BOS @ ⭐DAL
1–2 · DAL won
Next game · Jan 5
⭐DAL @ 🎵STL
2–5 · STL won
Also on January 2, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR
6–3 final
🦆ANA @ 🐙DET
3–5 final
⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN
0–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🛢️EDM
1–4 final
🐆FLA @ 👑LAK
1–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🦈SJS
2–5 final
Thrashers season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule