2–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	1	0	1	2
ATL	0	0	1	1

Devils at Thrashers

Devils beat Thrashers 2–1 on October 23, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Oct 23, 2002 · 18:30 CDT 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Scott Gomez

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:54 TOI · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Jeff Friesen

1 G

1 shots · 14:21 TOI · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Brian Rafalski

1 A

4 shots · 20:22 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Jeff Friesen Go-ahead 1st · 14:38

Assists: Scott Gomez, Brian Rafalski · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–0

3rd period

😈 Scott Gomez 3rd · 01:09

Unassisted · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–0

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk PP 3rd · 19:57

Assists: Patrik Stefan, Dany Heatley · beat Martin Brodeur

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD ATL🐦

27 Shots on goal 25

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

3 Hits 1

27 Penalty minutes 25

NJD shooting 7.4% (2/27) ATL shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 58:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–0

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 · Madden · Elias 16:28

L2 Nieuwendyk · Gionta · Langenbrunner 15:25

L3 Friesen · Pandolfo · Gomez 14:21

L4 McKenzie · Guolla · Stevenson 10:10

D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 22:38

D2 Rafalski · White 20:17

D3 Tverdovsky · Daneyko 17:29

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · McEachern 21:48

L2 Kozlov · Stefan · Hrkac 17:51

L3 Butsayev · Rheaume · Odgers 12:46

L4 Cowan · Snyder · Lessard 5:52

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 25:37

D2 Smehlik · Tremblay 19:34

D3 Sutton · Tamer 12:32

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Thrashers won

❓ NJD vs ATL, answered

Who won Devils vs Thrashers on October 23, 2002?

Devils won 2–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Thrashers?

The final score was Devils 2, Thrashers 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Jeff Friesen, Scott Gomez.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Ilya Kovalchuk.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

What is the Devils vs Thrashers season series?

Devils 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Oct 19

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Oct 21

Also on October 23, 2002

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