Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, January 6, 2008, 2:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	39-31-12
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	34-40-8

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	1	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	15	14	39
Atlanta Thrashers	11	12	7	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:10	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (12)	Brian Campbell (24), Ales Kotalik (10)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 0
1st	09:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 1
2nd	06:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Dupuis (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 2
3rd	01:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 3
3rd	05:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (16)	Eric Perrin (18), Colin Stuart (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 4
3rd	09:34	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (4)	Jason Pominville (24), Jochen Hecht (10)	Even strength	BUF 2, ATL 4
3rd	19:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (34)	Todd White (17)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 2, ATL 5

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	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	09:22
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	66.7%	20:55
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	41.2%	22:36
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		15:17
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:35
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0		19:17
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	4	1	53.3%	22:07
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1		19:42
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:31
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0		15:14
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	13.3%	20:47
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:35
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		16:19
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		26:10
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2		14:50
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:47
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		18:24
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		25:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	25	4	.862	58:26	Loss

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	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	1		16:04
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1		15:31
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0	75%	17:42
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	1	75%	17:37
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:59
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	44.4%	14:52
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0		17:07
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	2	0	2	+2	0	9	0	0		21:10
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		09:03
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		08:29
Number 45 K. Doell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	71.4%	10:54
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	0		12:18
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	0		17:36
Number 7 M. Popovic	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2		14:48
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	1		20:06
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		23:16
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2		23:52
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		19:36

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	39	37	2	.949	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Interference	2
2nd	00:11	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding	2
2nd	08:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Hooking	2
2nd	17:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Holding	2
3rd	10:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee	Slashing	2
3rd	16:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White	Interference goalkeeper	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Don Henderson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Nolan Pratt, Maxim Afinogenov, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Eric Boulton, Joel Kwiatkowski, Steve McCarthy, Darren Haydar, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little

Every Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 11, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 10	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 6, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 6, 2008