😈 Away Devils 41-28-8 before this game
3–1
Final
🐦 Home Thrashers 20-46-11 before this game
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Devils at Thrashers

Devils beat Thrashers 3–1 on April 5, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Apr 5, 2002 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
John Madden
1 G
7 shots · 14:41 TOI · +1
2nd star 😈 NJD
Sergei Brylin
1 G
2 shots · 19:26 TOI · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
Joe Nieuwendyk
1 G
2 shots · 17:50 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Sergei Brylin Go-ahead 1st · 06:44
Assists: Scott Stevens · beat Milan Hnilicka
1–0
😈 Joe Nieuwendyk 1st · 17:56
Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Rafalski · beat Milan Hnilicka
2–0
2nd period
🐦 Yuri Butsayev 2nd · 09:15
Assists: Patrik Stefan, Dany Heatley · beat Martin Brodeur
2–1
3rd period
😈 John Madden Empty net 3rd · 19:12
Unassisted
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD ATL🐦
36 Shots on goal 15
23 Hits 21
6 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 4
5 Giveaways 16
23 Penalty minutes 17
NJD shooting 8.3% (3/36) ATL shooting 6.7% (1/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
14/15
.933 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐦Thrashers
Milan Hnilicka
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 59:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Brylin · Holik · Sykora 19:26
L2 Nieuwendyk · Elias · Gionta 17:49
L3 Pandolfo · Kamensky · Madden 14:41
L4 Nemchinov · Langenbrunner · Richer 10:34
D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 22:19
D2 Rafalski · White 20:33
D3 Daneyko · Albelin 12:40
🐦Thrashers
L1 Heatley · Butsayev · Stefan 18:59
L2 Bartecko · Cowan · Svartvadet 14:53
L3 Rheaume · Hrkac · Lessard 14:01
L4 Snyder · Kallio · Vigier 12:17
L5 Odgers 8:36
D1 Tjarnqvist · Tremblay 22:50
D2 Tamer · Safronov 20:16
D3 Reirden 17:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Feb 7, 2002
🐦ATL @ 😈NJD
3–3 (OT) · Thrashers won
Jan 24, 2002
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
2–4 · Thrashers won
Nov 7, 2001
🐦ATL @ 😈NJD
2–3 · Devils won
Mar 28, 2001
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · Devils won
Jan 20, 2001
🐦ATL @ 😈NJD
2–3 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs ATL, answered

Who won Devils vs Thrashers on April 5, 2002?

Devils won 3–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Thrashers?

The final score was Devils 3, Thrashers 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Joe Nieuwendyk, John Madden, Sergei Brylin.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Yuri Butsayev.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

What is the Devils vs Thrashers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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
😈Devils
Previous game · Apr 3
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
3–2 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 7
🐻BOS @ 😈NJD
2–3 · NJD won
🐦Thrashers
Previous game · Apr 3
🐦ATL @ 🏔️COL
0–6 · COL won
Next game · Apr 7
🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR
1–1 · ATL won
Also on April 5, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 final
🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH
0–0 final
🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL
1–3 final
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
1–5 final
🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN
4–5 final
🛢️EDM @ 🦆ANA
0–2 final
Devils season page Thrashers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule