Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, January 4, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Friday, January 4, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	43-33-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	34-40-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	12	14	33
Atlanta Thrashers	11	8	7	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi (9)	Todd White (16), Toby Enstrom (22)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 1
1st	12:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (10)	Ilya Kovalchuk (25), Mark Recchi (13)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 2
2nd	00:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (20)	Eric Staal (17), Mike Commodore (7)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 2
2nd	03:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Dupuis (7)	Eric Perrin (17)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, ATL 3
2nd	05:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (22)	Jeff Hamilton (11), Casey Borer (1)	Power play	CAR 2, ATL 3
2nd	16:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Casey Borer (1)	Keith Aucoin (3), Cory Stillman (22)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 3
3rd	16:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman (19)	Ray Whitney (23), Eric Staal (18)	Power play	CAR 4, ATL 3

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

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	2	3	-1	0	6	2	0	1	26.7%	23:33
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	1	2	-1	0	7	0	0	0		22:12
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	47.4%	22:43
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	09:24
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	2	0		24:27
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:52
Number 36 B. Nolan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:45
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	16.7%	09:57
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:48
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-1	6	2	2	0	0		14:30
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	1		20:40
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:56
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		16:13
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:16
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0		20:33
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:47
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		21:18
Number 53 C. Borer	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:05

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 49 M. Leighton	26	23	3	.885	59:50	Win

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 M. Recchi	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	14:16
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1		14:45
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	71.4%	20:59
Number 12 T. White	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	62.5%	16:33
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:56
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	66.7%	14:04
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		17:19
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		22:07
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:19
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:48
Number 45 K. Doell	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	66.7%	09:37
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:34
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0		19:20
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		12:37
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	2		24:39
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		19:12
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		23:07
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	4		18:04

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	33	29	4	.879	59:03	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Cross checking	2
1st	12:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Tripping	2
2nd	03:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Kari Lehtonen	Tripping	2
2nd	11:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy	Roughing	2
2nd	11:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Roughing	2
2nd	11:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Roughing	2
2nd	14:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Slashing	2
3rd	03:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Kevin Doell	Holding	2
3rd	04:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Dennis Seidenberg	Holding	2
3rd	12:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	15:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Bret Hedican, Scott Walker, John Grahame, Matt Cullen, David Tanabe, Justin Williams, Ryan Bayda, Niclas Wallin, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina, Andrew Ladd
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Eric Boulton, Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers 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

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