Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–3 on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	34-40-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	5	43-33-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	16	7	28
Carolina Hurricanes	21	15	10	46

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (25)	Eric Staal (26)	Even strength	ATL 0, CAR 1
2nd	03:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin (11)	Marian Hossa (28), Vyacheslav Kozlov (18)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 1
2nd	04:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda (2)	Tim Gleason (11), Scott Walker (12)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 2
2nd	12:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (7)	Frantisek Kaberle (14), Trevor Letowski (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 3
2nd	16:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi (11)	Ilya Kovalchuk (28), Marian Hossa (29)	Power play	ATL 2, CAR 3
3rd	03:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker (7)	Glen Wesley (5), Trevor Letowski (5)	Even strength	ATL 2, CAR 4
3rd	08:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Keith Aucoin (4)	Scott Walker (13), Ryan Bayda (1)	Even strength	ATL 2, CAR 5
3rd	18:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (14)	Ilya Kovalchuk (29), Mark Recchi (24)	Even strength	ATL 3, CAR 5

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	-1	0	2	0	0	1		18:41
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		16:27
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	1	0	46.2%	18:41
Number 12 T. White	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	45%	19:36
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0		13:46
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	52.6%	17:11
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:49
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	2	2	-1	2	4	3	0	0		19:17
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:41
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:01
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	50%	05:11
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		05:23
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1	0		21:16
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		15:10
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	4	0		24:30
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		25:18
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		24:38
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		07:33

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	46	41	5	.891	58:51	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	60%	20:36
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	57.7%	23:23
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	0	2	6	0	0		21:05
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	2		18:38
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0		17:43
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	1	1	2	+3	0	5	2	0		13:47
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	40%	05:15
Number 24 S. Walker	R	1	2	3	+3	0	3	1	0		15:41
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0		23:27
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0	36.4%	16:14
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		16:27
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2		17:23
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0		20:49
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		18:52
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:01
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:22
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	1		21:35
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		18:46

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	28	25	3	.893	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
1st	19:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Dupuis	Hooking	2
2nd	07:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Tripping	2
2nd	07:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Hooking	2
2nd	15:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Interference	2
3rd	01:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Andy McElman
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Boston Bruins 5 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 21, 2008
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