🐦 Away Thrashers 28-37-8 before this game

3–2

Final

🧥 Home Blue Jackets 29-37-7 before this game

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

Thrashers at Blue Jackets

Thrashers beat Blue Jackets 3–2 at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 22, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Thrashers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🧥 CBJ

Lasse Pirjeta

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:42 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Matt Davidson

2 A

3 shots · 12:38 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Dany Heatley

1 G

3 shots · 24:58 TOI

4rd star 🐦 ATL

Milan Hnilicka

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Dany Heatley PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:14

Assists: Marc Savard, Yannick Tremblay · beat Marc Denis

1–0

2nd period

🧥 Rick Nash Tying 2nd · 17:47

Assists: Lasse Pirjeta, Matt Davidson · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–1

3rd period

🐦 Mark Hartigan Go-ahead 3rd · 05:05

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat Marc Denis

2–1

🧥 Lasse Pirjeta Tying 3rd · 05:52

Assists: Matt Davidson, Luke Richardson · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–2

🐦 Lubos Bartecko Go-ahead 3rd · 12:56

Assists: Tony Hrkac, Garnet Exelby · beat Marc Denis

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL CBJ🧥

26 Shots on goal 38

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

9 Hits 16

22 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 8

11 Penalty minutes 11

ATL shooting 11.5% (3/26) CBJ shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Marc Denis

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 28-37-8 (38% win rate, 73 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 29-37-7 (40% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kozlov · Savard 21:50

L2 Kovalchuk · Bartecko · Hrkac 16:33

L3 Blatny · Svartvadet · Hartigan 12:03

L4 Cowan · Snyder · Odgers 7:01

D1 Tremblay · Tamer 23:24

D2 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 18:35

D3 Exelby · Safronov 16:14

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Whitney · Wright · Cassels 19:53

L2 Sanderson · Nash · Vyborny 16:58

L3 Pirjeta · Nedorost · Davidson 12:39

L4 Shelley · Pronger · Ling 8:55

D1 Spacek · Richardson 23:41

D2 Klesla · Lachance 19:30

D3 Westcott · Allison 13:57

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–5 (OT) · Blue Jackets won

Mar 16, 2001

🧥CBJ @ 🐦ATL

3–0 · Blue Jackets won

Dec 2, 2000

🐦ATL @ 🧥CBJ

2–1 · Thrashers won

❓ ATL vs CBJ, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Blue Jackets on March 22, 2003?

Thrashers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Dany Heatley, Lubos Bartecko, Mark Hartigan.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Lasse Pirjeta, Rick Nash.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Blue Jackets season series?

Thrashers 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Mar 21

🧥Blue Jackets

Previous game · Mar 20

Also on March 22, 2003

Thrashers season page Blue Jackets season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule