4–7

Final

🐦 Home Thrashers 6-14-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	2	1	4
ATL	1	3	3	7

Rangers at Thrashers

Thrashers beat Rangers 7–4 on November 28, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Nov 28, 2002 · 19:00 CST 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Thrashers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐦 ATL

Dany Heatley

3 A

1 shots · 22:54 TOI · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Tom Poti

3 A

1 shots · 22:31 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Shawn McEachern

2 G

5 shots · 18:31 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 1st · 01:34

Assists: Radek Dvorak, Dale Purinton · beat Byron Dafoe

1–0

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 1st · 16:42

Assists: Dany Heatley · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

2nd period

🗽 Eric Lindros Go-ahead 2nd · 01:00

Assists: Tom Poti, Rem Murray · beat Byron Dafoe

2–1

🐦 Chris Herperger Tying 2nd · 07:43

Assists: Pascal Rheaume · beat Dan Blackburn

2–2

🐦 Chris Herperger Go-ahead 2nd · 11:59

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat Dan Blackburn

2–3

🗽 Brian Leetch Tying 2nd · 15:43

Assists: Rico Fata, Tom Poti · beat Byron Dafoe

3–3

🐦 Patrik Stefan Go-ahead 2nd · 18:13

Assists: Dany Heatley, Mike Weaver · beat Dan Blackburn

3–4

3rd period

🗽 Pavel Bure Tying 3rd · 00:42

Assists: Rem Murray, Tom Poti · beat Byron Dafoe

4–4

🐦 Patrik Stefan Go-ahead 3rd · 06:10

Assists: Dany Heatley, Mike Weaver · beat Dan Blackburn

4–5

🐦 Shawn McEachern 3rd · 13:20

Assists: Tony Hrkac, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Dan Blackburn

4–6

🐦 Shawn McEachern SH 3rd · 15:17

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Dan Blackburn

4–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR ATL🐦

26 Shots on goal 25

3 Hits 2

14 Penalty minutes 6

NYR shooting 15.4% (4/26) ATL shooting 28.0% (7/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

18/25

.720 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Byron Dafoe

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 12-11-1 (50% win rate, 24 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 6-14-1 (29% win rate, 21 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Murray · Samuelsson · Bure 18:40

L2 Lindros · Nedved · Messier 16:35

L3 Petrovicky · Barnaby · Dvorak 13:34

L4 Donato · Fata · McCarthy 7:59

D1 Leetch · Poti 22:48

D2 Malakhov · Kasparaitis 19:18

D3 Purinton · Lefebvre 18:02

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Kozlov 20:34

L2 McEachern · Herperger · Stefan 18:17

L3 Rheaume · Hartigan · Svartvadet 13:16

L4 Cowan · Hrkac · Odgers 7:26

D1 Tremblay · Kaberle 21:23

D2 Tjarnqvist · Weaver 19:12

D3 Sutton · Tamer 16:12

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs ATL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Thrashers on November 28, 2002?

Thrashers won 7–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Thrashers?

The final score was Rangers 4, Thrashers 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Eric Lindros, Pavel Bure, Petr Nedved.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Chris Herperger (2), Patrik Stefan (2), Shawn McEachern (2), Ilya Kovalchuk.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 18 saves on 25 shots (.720 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

What is the Rangers vs Thrashers season series?

Thrashers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 25

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Nov 26

Also on November 28, 2002

🪶CHI @ 🌵PHX

4–2 final

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