Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, April 1, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	52-22-8
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	41-33-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	9	16	35
Atlanta Thrashers	9	9	8	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (27)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	CAR 0, ATL 1
1st	13:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (8)	Serge Aubin (15), Niclas Havelid (25)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 2
2nd	04:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (46)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 3
2nd	12:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (23)	Chad LaRose (12)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 3
2nd	13:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (47)	Brad Larsen (7)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 4
2nd	14:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (23)	Andy Sutton (16), Marian Hossa (46)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 5
2nd	19:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (29)	Aaron Ward (17), Matt Cullen (22)	Shorthanded	CAR 2, ATL 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	71.4%	19:02
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1		18:23
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	42.9%	16:19
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:52
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	50%	15:49
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	47.4%	23:45
Number 18 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		21:17
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-3	2	2	1	0		09:13
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		10:14
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	1		17:42
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:57
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		17:20
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2		21:40
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:26
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	-1	10	0	0	0		03:27
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		16:32
Number 48 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	1		17:01
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		18:07

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	8	8	0	1.000	25:14
Number 30 C. Ward	18	13	5	.722	34:46	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	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	52.9%	18:04
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	4	0	2	0	25%	11:50
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:37
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	3		20:32
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	100%	01:00
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	0		18:18
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	0	0	8	2	0		21:17
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		10:31
Number 21 D. MacKenzie	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	60%	06:57
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	1	57.1%	11:03
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	47.1%	16:51
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	4	1	66.7%	13:13
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		17:35
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		08:33
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		19:19
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	+4	4	0	1	2		26:23
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	+4	0	0	3	3		29:23
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		16:36

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Boarding (major)	5
1st	02:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	07:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Keith Aucoin	Interference	2
1st	14:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
1st	14:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
1st	14:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Roughing	2
1st	14:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	18:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Roughing	2
2nd	07:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
2nd	08:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Interference	2
2nd	16:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Derek MacKenzie	Tripping	2
2nd	17:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Hooking	2
3rd	15:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Tim Peel, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Michel Cormier
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Doug Weight, Erik Cole, Josef Vasicek, Frantisek Kaberle, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Shields, Shane Hnidy, Eric Boulton, Ronald Petrovicky, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Jean-Pierre Vigier, 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 Saturday, April 1, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Washington Capitals 1 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Calgary Flames 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Dallas Stars 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 1, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 1, 2006