🐦 Away Thrashers 0-1-1 before this game
2–3
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 2-1-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
ATL 0022
PIT 2103

Thrashers at Penguins

Penguins beat Thrashers 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on October 16, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Oct 16, 2002 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Mario Lemieux
3 A
9 shots · 23:44 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 24:50 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Randy Robitaille
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:35 TOI · +1
4rd star 🐧 PIT
Johan Hedberg
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Aleksey Morozov Go-ahead 1st · 14:37
Assists: Mario Lemieux, Alex Kovalev · beat Milan Hnilicka
0–1
🐧 Alex Kovalev 1st · 19:21
Assists: Mario Lemieux, Randy Robitaille · beat Milan Hnilicka
0–2
2nd period
🐧 Randy Robitaille PP 2nd · 13:20
Assists: Mario Lemieux, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Milan Hnilicka
0–3
3rd period
🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk PP 3rd · 07:19
Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Dany Heatley · beat Johan Hedberg
1–3
🐦 Dany Heatley SH 3rd · 14:44
Assists: Patrik Stefan · beat Johan Hedberg
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL PIT🐧
34 Shots on goal 38
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
2 Hits 3
16 Penalty minutes 14
ATL shooting 5.9% (2/34) PIT shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Milan Hnilicka
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 58:52 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–3
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 · Heatley · Hrkac 20:29
L2 Kozlov · McEachern · Stefan 19:27
L3 Butsayev · Rheaume · Kallio 11:58
L4 Bartecko · Cowan · Snyder 8:36
D1 Tremblay · Tjarnqvist 24:13
D2 Smehlik · Kaberle 20:09
D3 Safronov · Sutton 12:10
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Robitaille · Kovalev 23:44
L2 Nieminen · Primeau · Hrdina 17:30
L3 Lacouture · Daigle · Donovan 11:20
L4 McKenna · Manderville · Morozov 5:09
D1 Rozsival · Tarnstrom 21:40
D2 Bergevin · Moran 18:27
D3 Pushor · Jonsson 14:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 18, 2002
🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL
4–2 · Penguins won
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

❓ ATL vs PIT, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Penguins on October 16, 2002?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Penguins?

The final score was Thrashers 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Dany Heatley, Ilya Kovalchuk.

Who scored for Penguins?

Aleksey Morozov, Alex Kovalev, Randy Robitaille.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 12
🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL
5–4 · FLA won
Next game · Oct 18
🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL
5–8 · TBL won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Oct 14
🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR
5–4 · PIT won
Next game · Oct 19
⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT
3–3 · TBL won
Also on October 16, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🐋VAN
6–3 final
👑LAK @ 🦆ANA
4–2 final
Thrashers season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule