New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, March 16, 2007, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the New York Rangers 2–1 in overtime on Friday, March 16, 2007 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
New York Rangers	1	42-30-10
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	43-28-11

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	10	13	15	1	39
Atlanta Thrashers	10	6	4	2	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:07	New York Rangers	Sean Avery (13)	Michael Nylander (49), Paul Mara (17)	Even strength	NYR 1, ATL 0
2nd	02:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (41)	Ilya Kovalchuk (33), Vyacheslav Kozlov (48)	Even strength	NYR 1, ATL 1
OT	02:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik (6)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (49), Marian Hossa (51)	Power play	NYR 1, ATL 2

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 5 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	62.5%	21:58
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:19
Number 16 S. Avery	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	66.7%	21:27
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	41.7%	09:54
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	42.9%	14:59
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		04:14
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		08:41
Number 43 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1		15:06
Number 54 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		07:40
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0		24:21
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:34
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	47.4%	21:32
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2		30:47
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		24:08
Number 22 T. Pock	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		16:25
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	0	4	5	0	0		19:51
Number 46 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:53
Number 55 D. Liffiton	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		07:26

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	22	20	2	.909	61:48	OT 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 8 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	57.1%	19:55
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		16:34
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:27
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	17:34
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:40
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	10:01
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	4	0	0		20:09
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		22:44
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		10:32
Number 22 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	1	0	33.3%	23:24
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0	75%	12:09
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		04:52
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		23:16
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		28:40
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		09:58
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		26:22
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		08:51
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	-1	4	2	2	0	1		25:44

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	39	38	1	.974	62:18	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:19	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Keith Tkachuk	Cross checking	2
1st	12:40	New York Rangers	David Liffiton	Holding	2
1st	13:34	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	High sticking	2
2nd	00:31	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander	Hooking	2
2nd	00:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
2nd	08:51	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Holding	2
2nd	11:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Belanger	Holding	2
2nd	14:41	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Roughing	2
2nd	16:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby	Boarding	2
3rd	02:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
3rd	15:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
OT	01:31	New York Rangers	Matt Cullen	Holding	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, David Brisebois
New York Rangers scratches: Brendan Shanahan, Sandis Ozolinsh, Darius Kasparaitis, Kevin Weekes, Karel Rachunek, Jason Krog, Marcel Hossa, Fedor Tyutin, Bryce Lampman, Ryan Hollweg, Jarkko Immonen, Nigel Dawes, Al Montoya
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Rucchin, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Jim Slater

Every New York Rangers and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 10, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Tue, Nov 28, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 20, 2007
New York Rangers 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
New York Rangers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Apr 12, 2007
New York Rangers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 14, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at New York Rangers 7	Final Playoffs	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 17, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Wed, Apr 18, 2007

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Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 16, 2007