New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, February 28, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, February 28, 2008 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
New York Islanders	5	35-38-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	34-40-8

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	2	1	1	1	5
Atlanta Thrashers	0	3	1	0	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	13	9	13	2	37
Atlanta Thrashers	7	9	7	0	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:15	New York Islanders	Mike Comrie (19)	Rob Davison (1), Radek Martinek (12)	Even strength	NYI 1, ATL 0
1st	11:26	New York Islanders	Josef Vasicek (14)	Trent Hunter (27)	Even strength	NYI 2, ATL 0
2nd	01:02	New York Islanders	Andy Hilbert (8)	Bryan Berard (9), Bill Guerin (17)	Even strength	NYI 3, ATL 0
2nd	03:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin (12)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Penalty shot	NYI 3, ATL 1
2nd	13:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee (1)	Colby Armstrong (16), Eric Perrin (26)	Even strength	NYI 3, ATL 2
2nd	15:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik (3)	Bobby Holik (13), Bryan Little (7)	Even strength	NYI 3, ATL 3
3rd	03:17	New York Islanders	Mike Comrie (20)	Bryan Berard (10)	Even strength	NYI 4, ATL 3
3rd	18:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (11)	Mark Recchi (26), Ken Klee (7)	Even strength	NYI 4, ATL 4
OT	01:09	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter (9)	Josef Vasicek (17)	Even strength	NYI 5, ATL 4

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	3	1		18:06
Number 10 R. Park	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	64.3%	16:23
Number 11 A. Hilbert	L	1	0	1	+3	0	1	0	0	100%	14:03
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	0		17:51
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		07:34
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0		13:02
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		18:30
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:14
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		07:50
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	0	42.9%	20:04
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		17:57
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	2	0	2	+2	0	7	0	1	37.5%	22:26
Number 2 A. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		12:08
Number 3 R. Davison	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	2	1		19:44
Number 4 B. Berard	D	0	2	2	+2	2	1	2	1		17:21
Number 8 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		21:01
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1		24:28
Number 44 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		22:18

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	23	19	4	.826	60:45	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	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0	33.3%	19:44
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	58.8%	18:01
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:49
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	1	1	2	-2	0	2	1	0	62.5%	18:59
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.2%	15:50
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		14:23
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	1	69.2%	15:35
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	5	0	100%	23:31
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0		17:05
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		08:33
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		06:33
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		05:02
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		15:31
Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		16:25
Number 22 K. Klee	D	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	2		20:24
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	3		19:18
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		24:27
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	1	0	1	+2	2	1	2	0		21:41

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	37	32	5	.865	60:54	OT loss

Penalties, New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee	Hooking	2
1st	04:58	New York Islanders	Sean Bergenheim	Holding	2
1st	05:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Holding	2
2nd	03:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Holding	2
2nd	04:28	New York Islanders	Ruslan Fedotenko	Hooking	2
2nd	17:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
2nd	18:33	New York Islanders	Bryan Berard	Holding	2
2nd	19:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference	2
3rd	07:16	New York Islanders	Rob Davison	Roughing	2
3rd	12:39	New York Islanders	Josef Vasicek	Interference	2

New York Islanders head coach: Ted Nolan
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Thor Nelson
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Sillinger, Brendan Witt, Shawn Bates, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Kip Brennan, Mike Morrison, Darryl Bootland, Matthew Spiller, Tim Jackman, Drew Fata, Joey MacDonald, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Chris Campoli, Jeremy Colliton, Steve Regier, Ben Walter, Kyle Okposo
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Brad Larsen, Steve McCarthy, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman

Every New York Islanders and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 1, 2007
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 5, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 16, 2008
New York Islanders 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Feb 28, 2008

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Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Ottawa Senators 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 28, 2008