Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, March 31, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 on Monday, March 31, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-40-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	0	31-42-9

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	2	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	10	7	24
Tampa Bay Lightning	14	13	9	36

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	14:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (51)	Chris Thorburn (11)	Even strength	ATL 1, TBL 0
3rd	19:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (52)	Bobby Holik (19), Chris Thorburn (12)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 2, TBL 0

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

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	0	0	2	1	0		12:55
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.5%	13:24
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	16:55
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	30%	14:57
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:06
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	1	50%	16:33
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0		16:34
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:39
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	53.3%	17:01
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	3		13:15
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2		08:34
Number 50 J. Lavallee-Smotherman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		11:02
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		20:09
Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		16:08
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		16:43
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3		21:43
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		24:48
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2		16:34

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	36	36	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	-2	0	2	1	0	54.5%	23:09
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	-1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	17:53
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	-1	0	3	0	0		20:03
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	-1	0	3	0	0		19:31
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	1	1	1		08:11
Number 21 M. Darche	L	-1	0	1	1	1	70%	20:29
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	40%	07:11
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	-2	0	6	0	0		23:06
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	2	2	1	60%	13:54
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	4	2	0		10:22
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	5	1	0	0		08:38
Number 2 A. Picard	D	-1	0	2	2	4		20:31
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	1	0		04:55
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	-1	0	3	1	3		31:38
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	1	3	0		19:40
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	2	1	1	2		10:21
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	1	1	1		13:58
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	-1	0	4	1	0		23:10

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	23	22	1	.957	59:20	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy	High sticking	2
1st	16:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	02:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
2nd	05:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Tripping	2
2nd	16:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Interference	2
3rd	02:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich	Interference	2
3rd	07:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	10:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Holding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Stephane Auger, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Mark Shewchyk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Ken Klee, Alexei Zhitnik, Brad Larsen, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Ondrej Pavelec
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Andre Roy, Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Jonathan Boutin, Shane O'Brien, Blair Jones

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 6, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 20, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 3, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Nov 19, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Feb 9, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 31, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 5, 2008

Other NHL games on Monday, March 31, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 31, 2008