Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes	6	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	2	2	2	6
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	14	11	12	37
Atlanta Thrashers	3	9	12	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn (3)	Bobby Holik (14), Ilya Kovalchuk (30)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 1
1st	08:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker (8)	Frantisek Kaberle (16), Keith Aucoin (6)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 1
1st	19:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda (3)	Scott Walker (16)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 1
2nd	00:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (9)	Sergei Samsonov (15), Matt Cullen (34)	Power play	CAR 3, ATL 1
2nd	10:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (18)	Eric Staal (31), Frantisek Kaberle (17)	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 1
2nd	17:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 2
3rd	03:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (32)	Erik Cole (25), Trevor Letowski (6)	Even strength	CAR 5, ATL 2
3rd	12:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (43)	Ken Klee (8), Alexei Zhitnik (5)	Even strength	CAR 5, ATL 3
3rd	18:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (33)	Frantisek Kaberle (18)	Even strength	CAR 6, 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 8 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	57.1%	20:30
Number 12 E. Staal	C	2	1	3	+1	0	6	0	0	0	42.3%	21:39
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:44
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		16:15
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		14:59
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	61.5%	12:16
Number 24 S. Walker	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		17:00
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	1	2	-1	0	5	1	0	0		21:28
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	1	1	+2	2	6	1	0	0	33.3%	16:37
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		12:28
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		16:17
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	3	3	+3	2	0	1	0	0		17:05
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		20:16
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		15:49
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:14
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:25
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		21:21
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	0	1		18:37

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	24	21	3	.875	60:00	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	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0		18:51
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	70.6%	12:47
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	35.3%	18:00
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	100%	15:27
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	25%	12:48
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	100%	10:23
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	73.7%	12:28
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	23:09
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:49
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		11:54
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		09:19
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:55
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	4		21:33
Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	1		15:40
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1		19:42
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		21:41
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		23:37
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		15:50

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	15	13	2	.867	26:14
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	22	18	4	.818	33:39	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
1st	10:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Tripping	2
1st	16:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Hooking	2
1st	16:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi	Holding	2
1st	20:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
2nd	13:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Interference	2
3rd	00:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Interference	2
3rd	07:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Hooking	2
3rd	14:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Roughing	2
3rd	14:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Keith Aucoin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen	High sticking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Ray Whitney, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Eric Boulton, Steve McCarthy, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman

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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Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 5, 2008
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Anaheim Ducks 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 5, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 5, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Mar 5, 2008