Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	31-42-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	6	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	1	2
Atlanta Thrashers	3	1	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	14	10	34
Atlanta Thrashers	9	8	7	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	05:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby (2)	Bobby Holik (8), Steve McCarthy (2)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 1
1st	15:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi (5)	Ilya Kovalchuk (18), Kari Lehtonen (1)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 2
1st	17:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (9)	Marian Hossa (19), Eric Perrin (12)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 3
2nd	05:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn (2)	Steve McCarthy (3), Eric Boulton (2)	Even strength	TBL 0, ATL 4
2nd	14:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Ward (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	TBL 1, ATL 4
3rd	09:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (27)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 1, ATL 5
3rd	12:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (15)	Paul Ranger (14), Brad Richards (21)	Power play	TBL 2, ATL 5
3rd	15:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Dupuis (5)	Eric Perrin (13)	Shorthanded	TBL 2, ATL 6

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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	52.4%	22:37
Number 16 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0	71.4%	15:21
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		14:00
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	-3	0	4	0	0	0	85.7%	20:51
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	1	33.3%	22:07
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	-3	0	5	1	0	0		19:53
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0	83.3%	18:44
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1	0		23:36
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		06:14
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0		04:55
Number 49 B. Jones	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	14.3%	05:53
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		11:09
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	-3	5	0	1	1	0		13:03
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:16
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:23
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	-3	0	4	1	2	0		23:35
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		24:52
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		28:31

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	15	12	3	.800	40:00
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	9	6	3	.667	20:00	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	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1	100%	18:16
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0		14:07
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	47.4%	20:08
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	40%	17:31
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	100%	15:56
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	40%	13:52
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		17:00
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		19:14
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	50%	08:19
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	1	0	1	+1	5	1	2	0		08:22
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		09:50
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		08:28
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	1	0	1	+3	2	1	4	2		18:33
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	2	2	+3	0	0	2	3		19:31
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	3		20:07
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	5		19:56
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		20:06
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1		21:22

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Ken Klee	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	10:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
2nd	13:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
3rd	11:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	13:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	13:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Roughing	2
3rd	13:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	13:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Holding	2
3rd	19:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Doug Janik	Fighting (major)	5

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Derek Nansen
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Dan Boyle, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Michel Ouellet, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little

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 Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Dallas Stars 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
New Jersey Devils 0 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 18, 2007