Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	31-42-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	34-40-8

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	14	9	31
Atlanta Thrashers	8	4	12	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (15)	Ilya Kovalchuk (35), Chris Thorburn (13)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 1
2nd	03:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathieu Darche (7)	Filip Kuba (25), Dan Boyle (21)	Power play	TBL 1, ATL 1
3rd	15:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong (13)	Garnet Exelby (5), Eric Perrin (32)	Even strength	TBL 1, ATL 2
3rd	19:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (8)	Colby Armstrong (22), Eric Perrin (33)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 1, ATL 3
3rd	19:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (6)	Mark Recchi (34), Vyacheslav Kozlov (24)	Even strength	TBL 1, ATL 4

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

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:55
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	13:52
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	43.5%	23:05
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		14:25
Number 21 M. Darche	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	100%	24:05
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	10:12
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		23:46
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	13:16
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		10:35
Number 61 K. Stewart	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:23
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-2	6	1	1	0	0		11:06
Number 2 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		21:32
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		08:36
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-2	0	5	1	1	0		25:05
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		17:27
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		16:43
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		18:51
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	2	0		20:58

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	23	20	3	.870	59:08	Loss

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	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:24
Number 10 B. Little	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	50%	15:42
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0		17:40
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	41.7%	14:26
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		15:15
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	63.6%	14:15
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		19:46
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	0		17:16
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	58.3%	13:18
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		13:51
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:26
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		12:42
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	2		15:13
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		15:25
Number 7 M. Popovic	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	1		17:29
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		20:57
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		26:25
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3		18:55

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Tripping	2
2nd	02:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Brad Larsen	High sticking	2
2nd	11:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	High sticking	2
3rd	01:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Interference	2
3rd	07:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Roughing	2
3rd	07:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Roughing	2
3rd	07:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Don Henderson
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Andre Roy, Marc Denis, Vincent Lecavalier, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Jonathan Boutin, Shane O'Brien, Blair Jones
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Ken Klee, Alexei Zhitnik, Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Colin Stuart, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers 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 Saturday, April 5, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Calgary Flames 7 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 5, 2008