Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 in overtime on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	5	34-40-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	43-33-6

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	1	1	1	5
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	3	3	2	14
Carolina Hurricanes	7	8	19	2	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (12)	Brad Larsen (3), Niclas Havelid (11)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 0
1st	03:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (19)	Tim Gleason (8), Erik Cole (18)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 1
1st	12:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (33)	Unassisted	Power play	ATL 2, CAR 1
2nd	14:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi (8)	Ilya Kovalchuk (22), Todd White (15)	Even strength	ATL 3, CAR 1
3rd	08:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (21)	Ray Whitney (22), Frantisek Kaberle (9)	Power play	ATL 3, CAR 2
3rd	09:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Ladd (4)	Scott Walker (8), Rod Brind'Amour (21)	Even strength	ATL 3, CAR 3
3rd	14:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (6)	Ilya Kovalchuk (23), Mark Recchi (12)	Even strength	ATL 4, CAR 3
3rd	15:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (9)	Frantisek Kaberle (10), Eric Staal (16)	Power play	ATL 4, CAR 4
OT	04:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (14)	Ilya Kovalchuk (24), Toby Enstrom (21)	Power play	ATL 5, CAR 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:25
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:58
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	42.9%	19:50
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0	42.1%	19:59
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		16:19
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	3	0	25%	17:28
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	3	4	0	2	1	1	1	1		21:53
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		22:09
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		06:46
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1	0	60%	07:02
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		00:52
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		13:16
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0		16:54
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:58
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		26:26
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	5	0		22:47
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		26:51
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0		20:59

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	36	32	4	.889	64:28	Win

Carolina Hurricanes 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 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	0	0	1	68%	24:16
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	1	2	-1	0	6	0	0	0		20:58
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	0	0		16:20
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	69.6%	23:12
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22.2%	10:34
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	4	0	0	100%	20:20
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	5	0	1	100%	22:28
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		08:07
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	11:46
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:29
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		21:47
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	12	0	1	1	0		15:22
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		21:18
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	2	2	-1	2	2	0	3	0		19:36
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		21:46
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:02
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		24:16
Number 53 C. Borer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		17:02

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	14	9	5	.643	64:18	OT loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Hooking	2
1st	10:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Hooking	2
1st	16:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
2nd	03:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
2nd	09:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Hooking	2
3rd	01:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Holding	2
3rd	08:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee	Slashing	2
3rd	14:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Slashing	2
OT	03:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
OT	04:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Brad Meier, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brian Murphy
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Bret Hedican, Matt Cullen, David Tanabe, Justin Williams, Ryan Bayda, Niclas Wallin, Brandon Nolan, Keith Aucoin, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Nov 10, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 16, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 2, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 4, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 5, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 7	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 28, 2008

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Jan 2, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 2, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Jan 2, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Jan 2, 2008
New York Rangers 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Calgary Flames, Wed, Jan 2, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 2, 2008