Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–3 on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes	5	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	3	1	1	5
Atlanta Thrashers	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	12	11	10	33
Atlanta Thrashers	10	13	11	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Trevor Letowski (6)	Patrick Eaves (10), Tuomo Ruutu (20)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 0
1st	06:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 0
1st	13:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (35)	Jeff Hamilton (14)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 0
2nd	01:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (5)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (22), Mark Recchi (31)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 1
2nd	03:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Jensen (1)	Jeff Hamilton (15), Tim Conboy (5)	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 1
2nd	04:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy (1)	Chris Thorburn (9), Bobby Holik (18)	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 2
3rd	14:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (21)	Eric Staal (40), Sergei Samsonov (20)	Power play	CAR 5, ATL 2
3rd	19:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (17)	Bryan Little (9), Mark Recchi (32)	Even strength	CAR 5, 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 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	1	0	36.4%	22:10
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	3	0		19:34
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:15
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:14
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	54.5%	14:30
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:31
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	1		18:48
Number 34 J. Jensen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	25%	08:53
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30.8%	16:10
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:07
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	2	2	+1	0	5	1	0	0	50%	10:39
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		15:12
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:58
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		20:47
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:42
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:34
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		22:58
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		22:14

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	34	31	3	.912	59:44	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	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0		16:24
Number 10 B. Little	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	53.8%	15:04
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	17:37
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	50%	14:05
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1		15:16
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	64.7%	15:55
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		17:23
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:52
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	58.3%	15:31
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0		13:41
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	100%	09:31
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		09:31
Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		15:57
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	3	2		20:25
Number 7 M. Popovic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		21:43
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		20:39
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		21:34
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	2		17:55

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	33	28	5	.849	59:29	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	08:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
2nd	11:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Holding	2
3rd	13:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy	Elbowing	2
3rd	16:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Mark Shewchyk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Ray Whitney, Matt Cullen, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Wade Brookbank, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Casey Borer
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Ken Klee, Alexei Zhitnik, Garnet Exelby, Darren Haydar, Colin Stuart, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, 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

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Washington Capitals 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Mar 19, 2008