Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, January 16, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Friday, January 16, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	28-34-14-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	33-37-8-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	12	9	5	26
Atlanta Thrashers	13	8	9	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:05	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (6)	Pavel Brendl (1), Sean Hill (12)	Power play	CAR 1, ATL 0
1st	11:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (10)	Patrik Stefan (15), Frantisek Kaberle (22)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 1
1st	12:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (23)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (6)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 2
1st	16:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (24)	Frantisek Kaberle (23), Ronald Petrovicky (6)	Power play	CAR 1, ATL 3
2nd	08:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (7)	Eric Staal (12), Danny Markov (10)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 3
2nd	13:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (6)	Bob Boughner (4), Rod Brind'Amour (12)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 3
2nd	14:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (8)	Pavel Brendl (2), Aaron Ward (3)	Even strength	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 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	60%	12:43
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	64.3%	18:18
Number 14 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	83.3%	17:41
Number 15 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	80%	09:50
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	19:35
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		14:26
Number 23 P. Brendl	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0		15:41
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		14:37
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		10:02
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		07:00
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	100%	12:41
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	3	0	3	+1	0	3	1	0	1	27.3%	16:35
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		18:41
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:17
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0	0		21:07
Number 8 R. Boughner	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	0		13:17
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	-1	4	3	1	5	0		24:10
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		22:24

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	30	27	3	.900	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers 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 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:07
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		23:09
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		03:11
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		11:58
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	0	2	-1	0	5	0	0	1		28:48
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	1	0	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	33.3%	21:36
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		02:27
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	1	0		18:49
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	15:32
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0	28%	19:18
Number 41 D. Corso	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0	43.5%	17:21
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		07:27
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	3	0		24:30
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:01
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	0		27:54
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		21:01
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		21:43
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	1	0		08:36

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	26	22	4	.846	58:41	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
1st	15:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	High sticking	2
2nd	05:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Hooking	2
2nd	06:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Frantisek Kaberle	High sticking	2
2nd	06:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	High sticking	2
2nd	09:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Holding	2
2nd	10:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern	High sticking	2
2nd	15:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Interference	2
3rd	09:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Bob Boughner	Tripping	2
3rd	11:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Randy Robitaille	Roughing	2
3rd	11:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Danny Markov	Roughing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Blaine Angus, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Steve Miller
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Joey Tetarenko, Allan Rourke, Jaroslav Svoboda, Bruno St. Jacques, Brett Lysak, Mike Zigomanis, Brad Fast, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda, Niclas Wallin
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Serge Aubin, Marc Savard, Shawn Heins, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Derek MacKenzie, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Ivan Majesky, Karl Stewart

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 13, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 16, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 18, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 12, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 15, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, January 16, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Jan 16, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Jan 16, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Jan 16, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 16, 2004