Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Sunday, January 18, 2004, 1:30 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Sunday, January 18, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Atlanta Thrashers	5	33-37-8-4
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	28-34-14-6

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	2	5
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	10	8	26
Carolina Hurricanes	9	7	15	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Randy Robitaille (7)	Ilya Kovalchuk (27)	Power play	ATL 1, CAR 0
1st	01:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (9)	Erik Cole (14)	Shorthanded	ATL 1, CAR 1
2nd	02:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Zdenek Blatny (2)	Daniel Tjarnqvist (7)	Even strength	ATL 2, CAR 1
2nd	04:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Randy Robitaille (8)	Ilya Kovalchuk (28), Yannick Tremblay (7)	Power play	ATL 3, CAR 1
2nd	08:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward (1)	Josef Vasicek (10), Sean Hill (13)	Power play	ATL 3, CAR 2
3rd	07:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Daniel Tjarnqvist (3)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ATL 4, CAR 2
3rd	19:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (25)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 5, CAR 2

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

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	2	3	0	0		17:28
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		23:33
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		01:49
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:22
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	2	3	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:31
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	23:01
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	+1	6	0	2	0	0		01:41
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:55
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	51.6%	20:37
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	2	0	2	+1	0	6	0	2	2	40.6%	22:27
Number 41 D. Corso	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	53.3%	11:22
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		05:07
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	1	2	0		25:11
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		11:39
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:30
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0		24:29
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0		26:17
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1	0		24:44

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	31	29	2	.936	59:51	Win

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	-2	0	3	0	0	0	70.8%	16:32
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	41.7%	21:06
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	19:32
Number 15 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:03
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	0	0	40.9%	19:57
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		15:07
Number 23 P. Brendl	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0		18:08
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	0	0		12:36
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		08:00
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:11
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:47
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	66.7%	17:43
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4	0		18:59
Number 4 A. Ward	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	1		15:42
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	1	0		21:27
Number 8 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		14:18
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0	5	0		26:30
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	2	0		21:51

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	25	21	4	.840	58:29	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Pavel Brendl	High sticking	2
1st	00:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Pavel Brendl	High sticking	2
1st	09:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Roughing	2
1st	09:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Tripping	2
1st	09:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Roughing	2
2nd	02:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Danny Markov	High sticking	2
2nd	04:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	07:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Hooking	2
2nd	12:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	High sticking	2
2nd	17:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	03:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	06:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Delaying game	2
3rd	06:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	13:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Racicot
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
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

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes 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 Sunday, January 18, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 18, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Jan 18, 2004
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 18, 2004