3–1

Final

🐦 Home Thrashers 9-18-3 before this game

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

Flyers at Thrashers

Flyers beat Thrashers 3–1 on December 18, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 18, 2002 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Justin Williams

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:16 TOI · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Donald Brashear

1 G

2 shots · 14:19 TOI · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Mark Recchi

1 G

1 shots · 17:36 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Brad Tapper Go-ahead 1st · 07:25

Assists: Patrik Stefan, Mike Weaver · beat Robert Esche

0–1

🔔 Justin Williams Tying 1st · 17:22

Unassisted · beat Pasi Nurminen

1–1

2nd period

🔔 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 2nd · 12:47

Assists: Kim Johnsson, Keith Primeau · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–1

3rd period

🔔 Donald Brashear 3rd · 04:35

Assists: Justin Williams, Eric Weinrich · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI ATL🐦

24 Shots on goal 24

2 Hits 2

10 Penalty minutes 4

PHI shooting 12.5% (3/24) ATL shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 17-7-6 (57% win rate, 30 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 9-18-3 (30% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Primeau · Recchi · Somik 17:26

L2 Gagne · Handzus · Williams 16:16

L3 Brashear · Savage · Murray 14:19

L4 Ranheim · Fedoruk · MacNeil 9:40

D1 Weinrich · Ragnarsson 27:40

D2 Johnsson · Desjardins 22:26

D3 Seidenberg · St. Jacques 10:48

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · McEachern · Savard 21:02

L2 Kozlov · Stefan · Vigier 17:11

L3 Cowan · Hrkac · Tapper 12:30

L4 Herperger · Svartvadet · Rheaume 9:52

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 23:51

D2 Tremblay · Sutton 20:06

D3 Weaver · Tamer 14:40

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

Feb 17, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI

1–5 · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs ATL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Thrashers on December 18, 2002?

Flyers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Thrashers?

The final score was Flyers 3, Thrashers 1.

Who scored for Flyers?

Donald Brashear, Justin Williams, Mark Recchi.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Brad Tapper.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

What is the Flyers vs Thrashers season series?

Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 17

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 18, 2002

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