Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, March 5, 2004, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in overtime on Friday, March 5, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	28-34-14-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	33-37-8-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	11	3	10	34
Atlanta Thrashers	9	5	18	2	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (7)	Bret Hedican (15), Kevyn Adams (7)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 0
2nd	17:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (14)	Ron Francis (19), Erik Cole (18)	Power play	CAR 2, ATL 0
3rd	00:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (11)	Shawn Heins (4), Dany Heatley (7)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 1
3rd	19:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (2)	Ilya Kovalchuk (36), Shawn McEachern (35)	Shorthanded	CAR 2, ATL 2
OT	04:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (8)	Niclas Wallin (4)	Shorthanded	CAR 3, ATL 2

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	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	70%	15:23
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		16:49
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	46.2%	13:48
Number 14 K. Adams	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	2	0	50%	19:20
Number 15 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	06:19
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	52.2%	23:16
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		05:08
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	-1	0	8	0	1	0		24:06
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	100%	13:14
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:02
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:00
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	-1	2	7	0	0	1	40%	14:40
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		25:10
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	2	4	0		27:26
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	3	0		24:43
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		31:45
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:31
Number 38 A. Rourke	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		10:46

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	34	32	2	.941	64:32	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 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	43.8%	17:06
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		22:57
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	0		23:48
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:44
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	4	4	1	0		29:36
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	25%	22:11
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:37
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		04:07
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		15:48
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	53.3%	18:18
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	63.6%	19:36
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:27
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	5	1		25:21
Number 6 S. Heins	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	4	0		15:51
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		12:25
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	2		27:25
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		26:23
Number 39 J. Grand-Pierre	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0		06:59

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	34	31	3	.912	64:56	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Interference	2
1st	02:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Interference	2
1st	07:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Allan Rourke	Tripping	2
1st	08:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Roughing	2
2nd	01:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	10:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Radim Vrbata	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	10:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	14:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Ivan Majesky	Tripping	2
2nd	15:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	High sticking	2
3rd	01:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Derek MacKenzie	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	01:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevin Weekes	High sticking	2
3rd	05:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Tripping	2
3rd	13:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
3rd	18:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn Heins	Holding	2
OT	04:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Holding	2
OT	04:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Stephane Provost
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Aaron Ward, Jamie Storr, Joey Tetarenko, Jaroslav Svoboda, Pavel Brendl, Brett Lysak, Mike Zigomanis, Brad Fast, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda, Tomas Malec
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Marc Savard, Yannick Tremblay, Daniel Corso, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Tomas Kloucek, Zdenek Blatny, Frantisek Kaberle, Tommi Santala, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, 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, March 5, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
New Jersey Devils 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
Calgary Flames 1 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Mar 5, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Mar 5, 2004