Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, January 26, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 on Thursday, January 26, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	5	52-22-8
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	41-33-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	11	9	13	33
Atlanta Thrashers	6	15	10	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican (5)	Niclas Wallin (2), Rod Brind'Amour (21)	Power play	CAR 1, ATL 0
2nd	13:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (20)	Oleg Tverdovsky (17), Eric Staal (35)	Power play	CAR 2, ATL 0
2nd	19:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (8)	Garnet Exelby (4), Vyacheslav Kozlov (31)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 1
3rd	00:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin (2)	Bret Hedican (11), Justin Williams (30)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 1
3rd	11:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (6)	Erik Cole (26)	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 1
3rd	19:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (9)	Rod Brind'Amour (22), Justin Williams (31)	Power play	CAR 5, ATL 1

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 8 M. Cullen	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	1	60%	16:55
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	2	2	+1	0	6	0	0	0		22:09
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	37.5%	18:32
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	1		21:57
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	57.1%	13:37
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		08:25
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	2	0	48%	25:32
Number 18 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:47
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		20:59
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	0	1	+1	4	3	2	0	0		13:52
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		12:50
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:11
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		20:58
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1		21:39
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	3	1	0		21:58
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:08
Number 48 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:17
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	2	0		18:20

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	31	30	1	.968	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 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	66.7%	18:54
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	40%	11:22
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		13:41
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:12
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	25%	16:54
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	8	3	0		18:21
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	9	2	2	0		20:42
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		11:31
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	60%	09:09
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	55.6%	16:19
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		11:52
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	100%	06:41
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1		16:14
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		23:40
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	14	1	1	5		21:38
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	3		21:43
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		13:23
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		18:50

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	33	28	5	.849	59:50	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding	2
1st	15:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	19:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Interference	2
2nd	05:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Kari Lehtonen	Delaying game smothering puck	2
2nd	11:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Interference	2
2nd	12:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	19:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Roughing	2
3rd	02:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Holding	2
3rd	03:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
3rd	17:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Cross checking	2
3rd	17:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Roughing	2
3rd	17:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
3rd	17:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	17:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Fighting (major)	5

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Thor Nelson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Aaron Ward, Cory Stillman, Jesse Boulerice, Niklas Nordgren, Josef Vasicek, Mike Commodore, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Kevin Nastiuk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Bobby Holik, Steve Shields, Ronald Petrovicky, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 9 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 12, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 27, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Nov 29, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 4, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 28, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 8, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 26, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
New Jersey Devils 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Nashville Predators 1 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Calgary Flames 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 26, 2006