Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, March 18, 2007, 2:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	53-22-7
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	43-28-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	14	11	9	4	38
Atlanta Thrashers	8	9	12	2	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (38)	Alexei Zhitnik (28), Marian Hossa (52)	Power play	BUF 0, ATL 1
1st	06:11	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (9)	Derek Roy (37), Thomas Vanek (34)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 1
1st	15:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Belanger (16)	Andy Sutton (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 2
2nd	16:07	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (35)	Teppo Numminen (24), Dmitri Kalinin (17)	Even strength	BUF 2, ATL 2
3rd	07:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik (7)	Niclas Havelid (18), Keith Tkachuk (26)	Power play	BUF 2, ATL 3
3rd	12:25	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (15)	Henrik Tallinder (9), Brian Campbell (40)	Even strength	BUF 3, ATL 3
OT	04:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Keith Tkachuk (26)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (50), Alexei Zhitnik (29)	Power play	BUF 3, ATL 4

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	40%	17:30
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:22
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		13:49
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0		06:46
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	61.5%	21:03
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0		15:55
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		19:33
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		14:57
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:59
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	46.7%	22:47
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		20:53
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		03:37
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2		15:14
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		21:09
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		22:03
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:02
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		23:00
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0		24:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	27	4	.871	64:20	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	1	1	2	-1	2	4	3	1	1	54.2%	19:34
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:09
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		10:44
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:18
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:06
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	0	72.7%	14:10
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	6	1	1	0	1		19:05
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	-2	0	5	2	0	0		20:13
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		05:30
Number 22 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	48%	20:55
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	11:32
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		10:05
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	0	0		20:14
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		17:23
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0		16:01
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	2	0		25:57
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	0	1	0		20:27
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	1		27:48

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	38	35	3	.921	64:22	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:35	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Interference	2
1st	03:18	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	11:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Roughing	2
1st	19:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Cross checking	2
1st	19:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	06:30	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Holding	2
2nd	15:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Diving	2
2nd	15:48	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Hooking	2
3rd	07:22	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Cross checking	2
3rd	20:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Keith Tkachuk	Slashing	2
OT	03:46	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Holding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Craig Spada, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Toni Lydman, Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Rucchin, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Jim Slater

Every Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 30, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 18, 2007

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 18, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
San Jose Sharks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 18, 2007