Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, April 8, 2000, 3:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Saturday, April 8, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	1999-2000 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	37-35-10-0
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	14-57-7-4

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	2	0	4
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	13	7	27
Atlanta Thrashers	8	8	13	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Gary Roberts (22)	Ron Francis (48), Sami Kapanen (23)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 0
1st	11:07	Carolina Hurricanes	David Tanabe (4)	Tommy Vestlund (8), Jeff Daniels (4)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 0
1st	17:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Donald Audette (18)	Frantisek Kaberle (15), Stephen Guolla (19)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 1
2nd	02:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Andrew Brunette (23)	Mike Stapleton (12), Ray Ferraro (25)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 2
2nd	06:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Gary Roberts (23)	Paul Coffey (29), Sami Kapanen (24)	Power play	CAR 3, ATL 2
2nd	09:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (24)	Ron Francis (49), Gary Roberts (29)	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 2
2nd	10:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	CAR 4, ATL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	2	1	3	+1	2	2	0	0	1		21:03
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		12:21
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	85.7%	11:50
Number 17 J. Daniels	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		10:53
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	60%	12:30
Number 20 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		09:34
Number 21 R. Francis	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0	68.4%	21:25
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:23
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	2	3	+1	0	5	6	0	0		20:20
Number 28 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:41
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	0	0		11:51
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	0	0	71.4%	17:03
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		24:28
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		21:53
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1	0		13:45
Number 14 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		23:41
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0		07:54
Number 77 P. Coffey	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	1	0		24:02

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 H. Domenichelli	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		20:07
Number 11 D. Sylvester	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	5	0		12:03
Number 12 S. Guolla	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	36.8%	19:22
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		07:51
Number 14 M. Stapleton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	2	0	16.7%	21:01
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		19:59
Number 17 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0		08:25
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	4	0	36.4%	20:12
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	40%	10:19
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	60%	07:27
Number 28 D. Audette	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		21:08
Number 29 J. Garpenlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		10:29
Number 2 P. Buzek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	1		17:30
Number 3 S. Vyshedkevich	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		23:10
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		15:22
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	2		20:03
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	2		24:27
Number 33 M. Galanov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		18:38

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Rhodes	13	9	4	.692	29:37	Loss
Number 34 N. Maracle	14	14	0	1.000	29:23

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Gary Roberts	Boarding	2
2nd	05:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Sergei Vyshedkevich	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	09:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Maxim Galanov	Cross checking	2
3rd	02:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrei Kovalenko	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Tim Nowak
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Sean Hill, Dave Karpa, Nolan Pratt, Shane Willis, Byron Ritchie
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Gord Murphy, Chris Mcalpine, Steve Staios, Vladimir Vujtek, Martin Prochazka, Denny Lambert, Geordie Kinnear, Scott Langkow, Per Svartvadet, Ruman Ndur, Eric Bertrand, Scott Fankhouser, Yannick Tremblay, Brett Clark, Herbert Vasiljevs, Bryan Adams

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 1999-2000 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 18, 1999
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Jan 1, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 12, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 8, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 9, 2000

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 8, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 8, 2000
Boston Bruins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 8, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 8, 2000
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 8, 2000
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Apr 8, 2000