Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers

Saturday, March 8, 2008, 7:00 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-40-8
at Florida Panthers	3	38-35-9

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	0	0	0	2
Florida Panthers	1	1	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	10	8	1	27
Florida Panthers	10	11	14	8	43

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (4)	Mark Recchi (27), Erik Christensen (12)	Power play	ATL 1, FLA 0
1st	16:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (45)	Mark Recchi (28), Toby Enstrom (33)	Power play	ATL 2, FLA 0
1st	18:32	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean (12)	Jay Bouwmeester (17), Rostislav Olesz (11)	Power play	ATL 2, FLA 1
2nd	08:40	Florida Panthers	Brett McLean (13)	Jay Bouwmeester (18), Olli Jokinen (35)	Power play	ATL 2, FLA 2
OT	04:37	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton (23)	Rostislav Olesz (12), Olli Jokinen (36)	Power play	ATL 2, FLA 3

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0		21:03
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	73.7%	18:57
Number 10 B. Little	C	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	41.7%	17:46
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	33.3%	16:38
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:15
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	50%	16:30
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	1		26:03
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:21
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	60%	11:59
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		10:53
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:24
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:11
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		21:32
Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		11:32
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		12:29
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		21:14
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		21:36
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		30:40

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	43	40	3	.930	64:37	OT loss

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	46.7%	18:43
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	0		18:25
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	42.9%	11:15
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	2	2	2	7	0	0	0	25%	21:52
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:36
Number 16 N. Horton	R	1	0	1	2	5	1	0	1		19:11
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	100%	14:47
Number 33 W. Belak	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:37
Number 53 B. McLean	C	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	43.8%	20:49
Number 54 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55%	12:35
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	2	2	2	6	5	1	0		21:33
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		21:13
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0		28:06
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		20:27
Number 6 M. Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:35
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0		06:01
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		15:28
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		24:32

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	27	25	2	.926	64:36	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:34	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Tripping	2
1st	02:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:16	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:37	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Roughing	2
1st	16:42	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Holding the stick	2
1st	17:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Hooking	2
2nd	02:03	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Hooking	2
2nd	15:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Interference	2
3rd	06:21	Florida Panthers	Cory Murphy	Interference	2
3rd	09:55	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz	Hooking	2
3rd	11:53	Florida Panthers	Ville Peltonen	Delaying game puck over glass	2
OT	03:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jean Morin
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Alexei Zhitnik, Todd White, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
Florida Panthers scratches: Jozef Stumpel, Richard Zednik, Mike Van Ryn, Branislav Mezei, Noah Welch, Garth Murray, Rob Globke, Anthony Stewart, Stefan Meyer, Martin Lojek, Tanner Glass, Drew Larman, David Shantz, David Brine, Shawn Matthias

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Florida Panthers game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 9, 2007
Florida Panthers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Nov 13, 2007
Florida Panthers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 27, 2007
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Apr 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 8, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
Ottawa Senators 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 8, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 8, 2008