5–4

Final

🐦 Home Thrashers 11-23-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	1	2	2	5
ATL	1	1	2	4

Flyers at Thrashers

Flyers beat Thrashers 5–4 on January 5, 2003.

🗓 Sun, Jan 5, 2003 · 16:00 CST 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Dennis Seidenberg

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 17:00 TOI · +3

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Mark Recchi

2 G

7 shots · 20:54 TOI · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Michal Handzus

2 A

22:29 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 01:11

Assists: Eric Desjardins · beat Pasi Nurminen

1–0

🐦 Patrik Stefan Tying 1st · 13:16

Assists: Brad Tapper, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Roman Cechmanek

1–1

2nd period

🐦 Brad Tapper Go-ahead 2nd · 08:19

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrik Stefan · beat Roman Cechmanek

1–2

🔔 Dennis Seidenberg Tying 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Michal Handzus · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–2

🔔 Radovan Somik Go-ahead 2nd · 17:38

Assists: Donald Brashear, Michal Handzus · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–2

3rd period

🐦 Shawn McEachern Tying 3rd · 03:00

Unassisted · beat Roman Cechmanek

3–3

🔔 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 3rd · 11:11

Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Andre Savage · beat Pasi Nurminen

4–3

🐦 Marc Savard Tying 3rd · 12:24

Assists: Shawn McEachern, Dany Heatley · beat Roman Cechmanek

4–4

🔔 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 3rd · 14:29

Assists: Pavel Brendl, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Pasi Nurminen

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI ATL🐦

40 Shots on goal 22

1 Hits 7

6 Penalty minutes 6

PHI shooting 12.5% (5/40) ATL shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Roman Cechmanek

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

35/40

.875 SV% · 5 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 22-10-6 (58% win rate, 38 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 11-23-4 (29% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

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 Handzus · Somik · Recchi 21:18

L2 Brashear · Primeau · Brendl 15:57

L3 Roenick · Williams · Kallio 14:40

L4 McAllister · Fedoruk · Murray 7:12

L5 Savage 4:18

D1 Johnsson · Weinrich 26:55

D2 Desjardins · Seidenberg 21:34

D3 Vandermeer 13:45

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Savard 20:34

L2 McEachern · Stefan · Tapper 17:30

L3 Cowan · Rheaume · Vigier 15:03

L4 Herperger · Svartvadet · Odgers 8:36

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 22:32

D2 Tremblay · Weaver 19:20

D3 Sutton · Tamer 15:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs ATL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Thrashers on January 5, 2003?

Flyers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Thrashers?

The final score was Flyers 5, Thrashers 4.

Who scored for Flyers?

Mark Recchi (2), Dennis Seidenberg, Justin Williams, Radovan Somik.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Brad Tapper, Marc Savard, Patrik Stefan, Shawn McEachern.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Roman Cechmanek made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 35 saves on 40 shots (.875 save percentage).

What is the Flyers vs Thrashers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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 · Jan 3

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 2003

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