New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, March 16, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New York Islanders	2	36-40-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	41-33-8

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	0	2	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	5	16	9	30
Atlanta Thrashers	16	13	10	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (31)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	NYI 0, ATL 1
2nd	01:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton (4)	Marian Hossa (42), Vyacheslav Kozlov (35)	Even strength	NYI 0, ATL 2
2nd	03:07	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates (13)	Radek Martinek (11)	Even strength	NYI 1, ATL 2
2nd	04:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby (8)	Marc Savard (56), Ilya Kovalchuk (40)	Even strength	NYI 1, ATL 3
2nd	07:47	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin (22)	Sean Bergenheim (3), Allan Rourke (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, ATL 3
3rd	19:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (8)	Serge Aubin (14), Brad Larsen (5)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 2, ATL 4

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	2	0		18:08
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		14:43
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		16:29
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	44.4%	18:46
Number 17 S. Bates	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	56.3%	16:31
Number 21 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		16:51
Number 27 J. Colliton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		05:50
Number 28 W. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	75%	06:31
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:31
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	50%	21:01
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	1	2	31.6%	17:04
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0	28.6%	18:09
Number 3 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		20:10
Number 6 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		17:20
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0		20:41
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2		26:32
Number 38 A. Rourke	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:12
Number 44 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		20:02

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	38	35	3	.921	59:21	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	31.3%	17:41
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	66.7%	11:56
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:27
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2		17:51
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	+1	2	6	2	1	88.2%	16:13
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	0		18:29
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		20:37
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		16:18
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	1	36.4%	13:32
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	10:13
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	100%	13:42
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:02
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:06
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		21:42
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	1	0	1	+3	0	3	4	0		21:04
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+4	0	1	1	2		23:06
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		14:05
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:45

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	High sticking	2
1st	09:51	New York Islanders	Wyatt Smith	Hooking	2
1st	14:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Slashing	2
1st	17:00	New York Islanders	Bruno Gervais	Tripping	2
2nd	12:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Tripping	2
3rd	08:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Tripping	2
3rd	12:42	New York Islanders	Alexei Yashin	Hooking	2

New York Islanders head coach: Brad Shaw
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Brad Meier, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Vaughan Rody
New York Islanders scratches: Alexei Zhitnik, Joel Bouchard, Arron Asham, Kevin Colley, Matt Koalska, Ryan Caldwell, Tomi Pettinen, Cole Jarrett, Frederic Cloutier, Rob Collins, Jeff Hamilton, Wade Dubielewicz, Masi Marjamaki, Petteri Nokelainen, Steve Regier
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Shields, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Patrik Stefan, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn

Every New York Islanders and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Tue, Oct 25, 2005
New York Islanders 7 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Nov 16, 2005
New York Islanders 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 25, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 16, 2006