Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers

Thursday, March 15, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	43-28-11
at Philadelphia Flyers	3	22-48-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	9	14	16	39
Philadelphia Flyers	10	14	12	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:17	Philadelphia Flyers	Derian Hatcher (1)	Stefan Ruzicka (7), Braydon Coburn (6)	Power play	ATL 0, PHI 1
2nd	01:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Keith Tkachuk (25)	Niclas Havelid (16), Ilya Kovalchuk (32)	Even strength	ATL 1, PHI 1
2nd	08:52	Philadelphia Flyers	Stefan Ruzicka (2)	Geoff Sanderson (17), Joni Pitkanen (35)	Even strength	ATL 1, PHI 2
3rd	04:48	Philadelphia Flyers	Geoff Sanderson (11)	Stefan Ruzicka (8), R.J. Umberger (12)	Even strength	ATL 1, PHI 3
3rd	14:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Belanger (15)	Keith Tkachuk (25), Niclas Havelid (17)	Even strength	ATL 2, PHI 3

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 K. Tkachuk	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	33.3%	22:34
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	7	1	1	50%	16:36
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:42
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1		20:19
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0		12:16
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	57.1%	09:56
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		22:11
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		20:45
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		11:41
Number 22 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	47.4%	18:27
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	50%	10:02
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		07:17
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		18:21
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:09
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	1		13:03
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	4		26:04
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		13:56
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	5	0	1		26:46

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	36	33	3	.917	58:39	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 8 G. Sanderson	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		09:50
Number 9 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		09:16
Number 15 S. Ruzicka	R	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0		10:17
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	3	0	52%	24:18
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	0	68.4%	19:46
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	16:53
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	2	0		20:44
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		19:24
Number 27 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		16:41
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:19
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:13
Number 61 M. York	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	75%	10:04
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	1		23:41
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0		21:20
Number 23 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0		18:58
Number 28 L. Kukkonen	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	5	0		18:02
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:07
Number 45 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:19

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	39	37	2	.949	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Lasse Kukkonen	High sticking	2
1st	05:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Lasse Kukkonen	High sticking	2
1st	16:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Holding	2
1st	18:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Shane Hnidy	Hooking	2
3rd	05:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Jon Sim	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	05:14	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Roughing	2
3rd	09:18	Philadelphia Flyers	Derian Hatcher	Interference	2
3rd	12:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Diving	2
3rd	12:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Tim Peel, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Michel Cormier
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Rucchin, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Jim Slater
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mike Rathje, Denis Hamel, Boyd Kane, Robert Esche, Eric Meloche, Simon Gagne, Martin Grenier, Niko Dimitrakos, Lars Jonsson, Riley Cote, Jussi Timonen, David Printz, Mark Cullen, Darren Reid, Matt Ellison, Nate Guenin, Ryan Potulny, Triston Grant, Randy Jones, Martin Houle, Ryan Parent, Scott Munroe

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 26, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 28, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Feb 3, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 15, 2007

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Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 15, 2007