Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Philadelphia Flyers	4	45-26-11
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	41-33-8

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	2	1	0	1	4
Atlanta Thrashers	2	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	12	11	8	1	32
Atlanta Thrashers	15	7	9	0	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:55	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (26)	Mike Knuble (13), Peter Forsberg (39)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 0
1st	10:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid (3)	Marc Savard (34)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 1
1st	13:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton (2)	Scott Mellanby (8), Serge Aubin (8)	Even strength	PHI 1, ATL 2
1st	17:04	Philadelphia Flyers	Brian Savage (2)	Sami Kapanen (9), Mike Richards (14)	Even strength	PHI 2, ATL 2
2nd	08:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton (2)	Patrik Stefan (5), Jean-Pierre Vigier (4)	Shorthanded	PHI 2, ATL 3
2nd	13:38	Philadelphia Flyers	Branko Radivojevic (7)	Michal Handzus (19)	Even strength	PHI 3, ATL 3
OT	00:13	Philadelphia Flyers	Sami Kapanen (5)	Michal Handzus (20), Dennis Seidenberg (5)	Even strength	PHI 4, ATL 3

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

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0		22:29
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	22.2%	12:09
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	5	1	2	0	50%	14:09
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		12:13
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		11:58
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	66.7%	20:57
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	66.7%	20:48
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1		19:37
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	53.8%	13:11
Number 49 B. Savage	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		12:43
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		08:59
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1		11:32
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		21:21
Number 3 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1		21:23
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		25:43
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		16:18
Number 28 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		15:14
Number 34 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		16:01

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	31	28	3	.903	60:13	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	1	1	0	2	3	1	1	36.4%	19:22
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	50%	11:30
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	0		16:13
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:12
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	52.6%	17:38
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		18:18
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0		18:05
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		09:52
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		10:45
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:10
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	53.3%	17:27
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0		06:15
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	3		16:36
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	4		24:17
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	4		20:55
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	4		21:35
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3		11:28
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		21:56

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Garnett	32	28	4	.875	60:13	OT loss

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry	Hooking	2
1st	17:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:04	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
2nd	06:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
3rd	03:17	Philadelphia Flyers	Peter Forsberg	Boarding	2
3rd	05:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	09:34	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Hooking	2
3rd	18:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Wes McCauley, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Eric Desjardins, Keith Primeau, Turner Stevenson, Jon Sim, Robert Esche, Pat Kavanagh, Ryan Ready, David Printz, Josh Gratton, Wade Skolney, Joni Pitkanen, Matt Ellison, Stefan Ruzicka, Alexandre Picard, Randy Jones
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Peter Bondra, Mike Dunham, Steve Shields, Brad Larsen, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Nov 18, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Boston Bruins 4 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Washington Capitals 2 at New Jersey Devils 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Dec 28, 2005