5–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	3	0	2	5
TBL	1	4	3	8

Thrashers at Lightning

Lightning beat Thrashers 8–5 at AMALIE Arena on October 18, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Oct 18, 2002 · 18:30 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Vincent Lecavalier

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:49 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Ruslan Fedotenko

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 15:07 TOI · +3

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:47 TOI · +4

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Patrik Stefan PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:18

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–0

🐦 Shawn McEachern 1st · 06:53

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–0

⚡ Dan Boyle 1st · 08:12

Assists: Freddy Modin, Brad Lukowich · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–1

🐦 Patrik Stefan 1st · 16:49

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–1

2nd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 08:04

Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–2

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Tying 2nd · 09:20

Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Brad Lukowich · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–3

⚡ Vinny Prospal PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:15

Assists: Pavel Kubina, Brad Richards · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–4

⚡ Tim Taylor 2nd · 17:05

Assists: Sheldon Keefe, Jimmie Olvestad · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–5

3rd period

⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko 3rd · 02:25

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Milan Hnilicka

3–6

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd · 11:40

Assists: Dany Heatley · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

4–6

⚡ Martin St. Louis SH 3rd · 16:21

Assists: Cory Sarich · beat Milan Hnilicka

4–7

⚡ Tim Taylor 3rd · 18:30

Assists: Alexander Svitov, Martin St. Louis · beat Milan Hnilicka

4–8

🐦 Dany Heatley PP 3rd · 19:38

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

5–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 31

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

1 Hits 2

21 Penalty minutes 21

ATL shooting 19.2% (5/26) TBL shooting 25.8% (8/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

17/22

.773 SV% · 5 GA · 37:26 TOI

Milan Hnilicka

6/9

.667 SV% · 3 GA · 22:26 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–5

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 McEachern · Heatley · Hrkac 19:48

L2 Kovalchuk · Kozlov · Stefan 17:35

L3 Butsayev · Bartecko · Snyder 10:17

L4 Cowan · Rheaume · Odgers 7:05

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 25:38

D2 Smehlik · Sutton 20:02

D3 Tremblay · Tamer 12:56

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · Lecavalier 18:33

L2 Andreychuk · Fedotenko · St. Louis 16:04

L3 Modin · Olvestad · Clymer 12:45

L4 Taylor · Svitov · Keefe 9:54

D1 Boyle · Lukowich 22:21

D2 Sarich · Kubina 18:34

D3 Cullimore · Neckar 16:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Lightning won

Jan 13, 2002

⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL

2–2 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ ATL vs TBL, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Lightning on October 18, 2002?

Lightning won 8–5.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Lightning?

The final score was Thrashers 5, Lightning 8.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Patrik Stefan (2), Dany Heatley, Ilya Kovalchuk, Shawn McEachern.

Who scored for Lightning?

Tim Taylor (2), Vincent Lecavalier (2), Dan Boyle, Martin St. Louis, Ruslan Fedotenko, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 17 saves on 22 shots (.773 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Lightning season series?

Lightning 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 16

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 12

Also on October 18, 2002

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