Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Monday, March 20, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–0 on Monday, March 20, 2006 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	52-24-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	41-33-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	3	5	12	20
Atlanta Thrashers	8	12	3	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (43)	Marc Savard (57), Ronald Petrovicky (11)	Even strength	BUF 0, ATL 1
1st	19:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra (17)	Andy Sutton (13)	Even strength	BUF 0, ATL 2
2nd	07:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (20)	Peter Bondra (17), Andy Sutton (14)	Even strength	BUF 0, ATL 3
2nd	11:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy (3)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (36), Ilya Kovalchuk (41)	Power play	BUF 0, ATL 4
2nd	13:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry (7)	Bobby Holik (12), Jim Slater (8)	Power play	BUF 0, ATL 5

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	-1	0	1	1	0	35.7%	17:53
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	-1	2	4	1	0		17:01
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	1		15:39
Number 23 C. Drury	C	-1	0	0	1	1	47.8%	18:42
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	2	2	0		16:21
Number 25 M. Grier	R	-2	0	0	2	1		16:33
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	-1	4	1	2	0		10:12
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	-1	0	2	1	0		10:22
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	4	0	1		12:15
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	19:35
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	-1	4	3	1	0		12:40
Number 76 A. Peters	L	-1	14	0	0	0		02:28
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	-1	2	1	0	1		20:49
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	-1	2	0	3	1		20:33
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	-1	0	0	0	0		20:27
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	1	1	2		13:24
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	-1	0	0	0	0		16:56
Number 74 J. McKee	D	-2	0	1	1	4		17:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	23	18	5	.783	60:00	Loss

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 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0	0	62.5%	19:22
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	1	2	+2	2	2	1	0	0		17:39
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	75%	20:56
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	69.2%	14:23
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	2	0		23:34
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	12:29
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	60%	13:33
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	1	0	63.6%	11:28
Number 24 R. Abid	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:14
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		11:51
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	33.3%	17:21
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:40
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	6	1		18:29
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:42
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	2	0		16:47
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		19:59
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		15:43
Number 44 J. Modry	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	1		22:12

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	20	20	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ramzi Abid	Tripping	2
1st	05:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra	Interference	2
1st	08:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy	Slashing	2
1st	10:14	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Tripping	2
1st	11:38	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2
1st	13:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Holding	2
1st	16:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
1st	16:38	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
2nd	04:41	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Hooking	2
2nd	11:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Roughing	2
2nd	11:32	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
2nd	11:32	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Boarding	2
2nd	12:08	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
2nd	17:32	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Slashing	2
3rd	02:17	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Holding	2
3rd	02:17	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Roughing	2
3rd	02:17	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	07:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
3rd	07:12	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
3rd	08:32	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Angelo D'Amico
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Shields, Serge Aubin, Marian Hossa, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Patrik Stefan, Tomas Kloucek, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn

Every Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 30, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006

Other NHL games on Monday, March 20, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Florida Panthers 6	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 20, 2006