🐧 Away Penguins 30-32-6 before this game
4–2
Final
🐦 Home Thrashers 18-40-11 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PIT 0224
ATL 0112

Penguins at Thrashers

Penguins beat Thrashers 4–2 on March 18, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Mar 18, 2002 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
3 A
4 shots · 23:33 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jan Hrdina
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 24:46 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐦 ATL
Yannick Tremblay
2 A
4 shots · 25:13 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
🐧 Randy Robitaille PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:41
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jan Hrdina · beat Pasi Nurminen
1–0
🐧 Shean Donovan 2nd · 10:24
Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Pasi Nurminen
2–0
🐦 Tony Hrkac PP 2nd · 17:30
Assists: Jiri Slegr, Yannick Tremblay · beat Johan Hedberg
2–1
3rd period
🐧 Milan Kraft 3rd · 01:14
Assists: Stephane Richer, Aleksey Morozov · beat Pasi Nurminen
3–1
🐦 Jean-Pierre Vigier 3rd · 08:31
Assists: Yannick Tremblay, Patrik Stefan · beat Johan Hedberg
3–2
🐧 Jan Hrdina Empty net 3rd · 19:09
Assists: Darius Kasparaitis, Alex Kovalev
4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT ATL🐦
27 Shots on goal 24
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
27 Hits 30
16 Blocked shots 8
11 Takeaways 8
3 Giveaways 11
16 Penalty minutes 10
PIT shooting 14.8% (4/27) ATL shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐦Thrashers
Pasi Nurminen
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 30-32-6 (44% win rate, 68 games)
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 18-40-11 (26% win rate, 69 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Hrdina · Robitaille · Kovalev 23:33
L2 Donovan · Morozov · Richer 15:40
L3 Toms · Beech · Manderville 11:27
L4 Lacouture · Kraft · Petersen 5:05
D1 Kasparaitis · Rozsival 21:28
D2 Moran · Jonsson 19:12
D3 Pushor · Ference 16:41
🐦Thrashers
L1 Heatley · Stefan · Kallio 19:08
L2 Hrkac · Corkum · Vigier 15:18
L3 Bartecko · Rheaume · Svartvadet 13:58
L4 Cowan · Snyder · Odgers 8:26
D1 Slegr · Tremblay 26:40
D2 Tjarnqvist · Pothier 20:10
D3 Tamer · Sutton 11:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 26, 2002
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
2–3 (OT) · Penguins won
Dec 8, 2001
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
3–6 · Penguins won
Oct 23, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · Penguins won
Mar 8, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL
5–3 · Penguins won
Jan 30, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL
6–3 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs ATL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Thrashers on March 18, 2002?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Thrashers?

The final score was Penguins 4, Thrashers 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Milan Kraft, Randy Robitaille, Shean Donovan.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Jean-Pierre Vigier, Tony Hrkac.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

What is the Penguins vs Thrashers season series?

Penguins lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Mar 16
🐧PIT @ 👑LAK
3–4 · LAK won
Next game · Mar 20
🌵PHX @ 🐧PIT
3–1 · PHX won
🐦Thrashers
Previous game · Mar 16
🐋VAN @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · VAN won
Next game · Mar 20
🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL
2–4 · TBL won
Also on March 18, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI
3–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR
1–1 final
🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN
2–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🪶CHI
2–2 final
👑LAK @ 🦈SJS
3–2 final
Penguins season page Thrashers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule