Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 31, 2007, 1:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Saturday, March 31, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	43-28-11
at Boston Bruins	2	35-41-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	16	8	16	40
Boston Bruins	7	10	10	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (39)	Garnet Exelby (7), Keith Tkachuk (28)	Even strength	ATL 1, BOS 0
2nd	09:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries (3)	Pascal Dupuis (5)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 0
2nd	18:30	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (26)	Zdeno Chara (31), Patrice Bergeron (46)	Power play	ATL 2, BOS 1
3rd	15:03	Boston Bruins	Petr Kalus (2)	Marc Savard (71)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 2
3rd	19:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Keith Tkachuk (27)	Marian Hossa (55), Alexei Zhitnik (31)	Even strength	ATL 3, BOS 2

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	1	0	50%	16:14
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:09
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:41
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	21:09
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	58.3%	15:02
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	+2	0	8	0	0	50%	16:44
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1		21:10
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		14:25
Number 22 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	68.4%	20:19
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	+1	5	1	0	0	75%	04:25
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		15:42
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	+1	5	2	0	0		03:59
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	5		19:30
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		23:59
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		14:45
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		22:35
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2		16:10
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		23:23

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	27	25	2	.926	59:48	Win

Boston Bruins 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 10 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		19:44
Number 13 S. Chistov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	03:50
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	1		21:50
Number 17 P. Tenkrat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:48
Number 18 M. Mowers	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	15:03
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		15:01
Number 32 J. Hoggan	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0		03:48
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0	47.1%	22:29
Number 47 P. Kalus	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		08:20
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0		08:20
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	63.6%	16:56
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	16.7%	20:43
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		18:41
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		19:29
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	-2	2	2	3	1	0		28:04
Number 38 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:40
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0		14:22
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	2	0		24:25

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. MacDonald	40	37	3	.925	59:48	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:27	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts	Tripping	2
1st	09:27	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	High sticking	2
1st	12:17	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
1st	16:45	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts	Holding	2
2nd	01:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:00	Boston Bruins	Jeremy Reich	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:29	Boston Bruins	Jeff Hoggan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
2nd	15:15	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Holding	2
2nd	16:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference	2
3rd	05:52	Boston Bruins	Shean Donovan	Hooking	2
3rd	08:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding	2
3rd	17:37	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Delaying game	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Boston Bruins head coach: Dave Lewis
Referees: Dave Jackson, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brian Murphy
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Rucchin, Jon Sim, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic
Boston Bruins scratches: Jason York, Glen Murray, Nathan Dempsey, P.J. Axelsson, Philippe Sauve, Brian Finley, Wade Brookbank, Chuck Kobasew, Hannu Toivonen, Yan Stastny, Mark Stuart, Nate Thompson, David Krejci, Ben Walter, Matt Lashoff, Jonathan Sigalet

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Oct 11, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Nov 6, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Feb 26, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 31, 2007

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 31, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 31, 2007