Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 1, 2008, 1:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-40-8
at Boston Bruins	3	41-29-12

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	0	0	2
Boston Bruins	1	0	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	6	9	9	4	0	28
Boston Bruins	8	11	13	3	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:06	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (15)	Marc Savard (59), Marco Sturm (25)	Even strength	ATL 0, BOS 1
1st	06:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (42)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	ATL 1, BOS 1
2nd	17:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 1
3rd	11:53	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (3)	Milan Lucic (14), Phil Kessel (16)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Saved
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Saved
2	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Goal
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen	Saved
3	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Saved
3	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Saved

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:48
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	38.5%	17:48
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29.4%	18:19
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	40%	21:40
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		17:13
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	-1	2	2	4	2	56%	19:06
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	+1	2	5	0	1		24:24
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:48
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	83.3%	09:10
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		12:22
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		05:29
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:37
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		15:39
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		12:10
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		19:16
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	-1	0	1	2	5		26:41
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	-1	0	3	0	5		29:54
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:36

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	35	33	2	.943	65:00	OT loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:42
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	17:28
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	73.7%	18:17
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		22:18
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		11:23
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		05:21
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	1		21:23
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	41.7%	15:43
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:26
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25%	05:23
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0		15:43
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	51.9%	23:32
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	2		28:55
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		23:00
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	6	6	1		30:30
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:27
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		22:15
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		12:14

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	28	26	2	.929	65:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:18	Boston Bruins	Vladimir Sobotka	Hooking	2
1st	10:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
2nd	06:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Tripping	2
2nd	09:04	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Slashing	2
2nd	10:26	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	High sticking	2
2nd	14:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Tripping	2
2nd	15:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
2nd	19:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
3rd	15:03	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Rob Shick, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Joel Kwiatkowski, Todd White, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Peter Schaefer, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Petteri Nokelainen, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 12, 2007
Boston Bruins 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 29, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 1, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 1, 2008