Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, March 12, 2004, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–2 on Friday, March 12, 2004 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	11	8	25
Carolina Hurricanes	9	9	6	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (5)	Rod Brind'Amour (17), Erik Cole (19)	Even strength	ATL 0, CAR 1
2nd	03:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Shawn McEachern (15)	Dany Heatley (8), Ilya Kovalchuk (38)	Power play	ATL 1, CAR 1
2nd	11:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (11)	Eric Staal (18)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 2
3rd	00:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican (4)	Radim Vrbata (9), Sean Hill (22)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 3
3rd	01:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (12)	Ilya Kovalchuk (39), Ronald Petrovicky (12)	Even strength	ATL 2, CAR 3
3rd	19:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (16)	Craig Adams (6), Rod Brind'Amour (18)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 2, CAR 4

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 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	1	0	42.1%	17:39
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	1	0		14:38
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:56
Number 14 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:52
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0		19:47
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	-1	2	5	0	0	0		24:52
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	2	1		19:56
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	05:51
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		16:48
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	52.6%	18:54
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	50%	17:40
Number 39 K. Brennan	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		02:10
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		22:38
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		06:10
Number 6 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:07
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		18:30
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2	4	2	0		25:07
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		24:24

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	23	20	3	.870	59:01	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0		15:40
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	47.1%	16:58
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	40%	14:09
Number 16 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:06
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0	73.9%	24:00
Number 18 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	80%	08:37
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	100%	15:16
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	5	2		20:16
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	1		16:03
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		06:27
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:09
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:03
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:38
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:10
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	1	0	1	+2	2	3	2	2		21:25
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		24:22
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	+3	4	3	3	4		27:18
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:54

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	25	23	2	.920	59:53	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Slashing	2
1st	09:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Interference	2
1st	15:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Interference	2
1st	19:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	19:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	High sticking	2
1st	19:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	High sticking	2
2nd	02:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Roughing	2
2nd	07:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Slashing	2
2nd	11:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Kip Brennan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	High sticking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Byron Dafoe, Chris Tamer, Bill Lindsay, Brian Swanson, Frederic Cassivi, Brad Larsen, Marc Savard, Yannick Tremblay, Daniel Corso, Francis Lessard, Kamil Piros, Zdenek Blatny, Frantisek Kaberle, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Karl Stewart
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Marty Murray, Jeff O'Neill, Jamie Storr, Joey Tetarenko, Allan Rourke, Pavel Brendl, Brett Lysak, Brad Fast, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Tomas Malec

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

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Colorado Avalanche 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Mar 12, 2004
New York Islanders 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 12, 2004