New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Rangers	2	44-26-12
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	41-33-8

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Rangers	1	1	0	0	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Rangers	11	9	14	0	0	34
Atlanta Thrashers	7	15	8	5	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (40)	Andy Sutton (11), Niclas Havelid (20)	Even strength	NYR 0, ATL 1
1st	06:24	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr (43)	Martin Rucinsky (34), Steve Rucchin (19)	Power play	NYR 1, ATL 1
2nd	18:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin (6)	Brad Larsen (4), Eric Boulton (5)	Even strength	NYR 1, ATL 2
2nd	19:53	New York Rangers	Thomas Pock (1)	Martin Rucinsky (35), Petr Sykora (23)	Even strength	NYR 2, ATL 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander	Goal
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Goal
2	New York Rangers	Petr Sykora	Goal
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Saved
3	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky	Saved
3	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Goal
4	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Saved
4	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Goal

New York Rangers 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 14 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		10:58
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		10:15
Number 18 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	45.5%	12:58
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	40%	13:35
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	35.3%	17:08
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	1	0		15:17
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		11:04
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		06:42
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	-2	4	4	0	1	1		22:47
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:34
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	21:22
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	1	0	69.2%	19:01
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	0		25:00
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		19:22
Number 16 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	4	0		25:53
Number 22 T. Pock	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	2	0		17:56
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:14
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		30:25

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	35	33	2	.943	64:50	OT loss

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	+1	2	3	0	0	61.5%	19:04
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	55.6%	13:09
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:26
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	20:45
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	50%	14:19
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	2	6	3	0		20:45
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	2	7	0	2	100%	25:43
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		12:02
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	71.4%	11:58
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:43
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	33.3%	18:27
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1		08:51
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		11:04
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2		25:15
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	2		22:07
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2		22:20
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:01
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		26:43

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	34	32	2	.941	65:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Holding	2
1st	06:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Hooking	2
1st	15:18	New York Rangers	Fedor Tyutin	Holding	2
2nd	00:18	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer	Tripping	2
2nd	04:34	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Interference	2
2nd	09:22	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Hooking	2
2nd	12:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Holding	2
2nd	13:08	New York Rangers	Fedor Tyutin	Hooking	2
2nd	14:02	New York Rangers	Jed Ortmeyer	Tripping	2
2nd	15:45	New York Rangers	Blair Betts	Interference	2
3rd	01:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra	Tripping	2
3rd	06:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Holding	2
3rd	12:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry	Hooking	2
3rd	13:30	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
3rd	18:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Hooking	2
3rd	18:32	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Holding	2
OT	01:48	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Illegal stick	2
OT	02:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
OT	04:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Holding	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Don Koharski, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Brian Mach
New York Rangers scratches: Marek Malik, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Jeff Taffe, Chad Wiseman, Colton Orr, Bryce Lampman, Maxim Kondratiev, Petr Prucha, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Shields, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Patrik Stefan, Rico Fata, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn

Every New York Rangers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
New York Rangers 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 24, 2005
New York Rangers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 8, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 12, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Mar 8, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 8, 2006
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 8, 2006