Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins

Monday, December 31, 2007, 1:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 on Monday, December 31, 2007 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-40-8
at Boston Bruins	5	41-29-12

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	0	0	2
Boston Bruins	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	15	9	6	30
Boston Bruins	12	12	13	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (5)	Ilya Kovalchuk (21), Toby Enstrom (20)	Power play	ATL 1, BOS 0
1st	13:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart (1)	Todd White (14), Steve McCarthy (4)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 0
2nd	04:40	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman (5)	Chuck Kobasew (7), Andrew Ference (8)	Power play	ATL 2, BOS 1
2nd	05:14	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (8)	Zdeno Chara (17)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 2
2nd	09:40	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart (2)	Peter Schaefer (12), Glen Metropolit (9)	Even strength	ATL 2, BOS 3
3rd	02:05	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (11)	Andrew Ference (9), David Krejci (4)	Power play	ATL 2, BOS 4
3rd	06:37	Boston Bruins	Matt Lashoff (1)	Zdeno Chara (18), Marc Savard (34)	Power play	ATL 2, BOS 5

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:50
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0		12:35
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	47.4%	18:29
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	63.6%	19:10
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		14:40
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	61.9%	14:31
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0	0		22:35
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		23:04
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		10:18
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.6%	10:03
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		08:45
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	0	0		10:35
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:16
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:05
Number 22 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:04
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0		14:11
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	1	0		22:29
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		25:11

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	37	32	5	.865	60:00	Loss

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		17:10
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0		17:13
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	35.7%	16:41
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		18:38
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0	100%	14:35
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:35
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	43.8%	14:58
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	11:18
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	62.5%	06:50
Number 72 P. Schaefer	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:28
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	100%	14:59
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	47.4%	17:23
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1		30:23
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	1	0		21:54
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	6	0	0		30:33
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		19:26
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:21
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1		12:50

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	30	28	2	.933	59:52	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:25	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Holding	2
1st	09:41	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Tripping	2
1st	19:03	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Hooking	2
2nd	03:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Holding	2
2nd	13:57	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Tripping	2
3rd	00:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Interference	2
3rd	05:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Holding	2
3rd	09:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Slashing	2
3rd	17:05	Boston Bruins	Petteri Nokelainen	Tripping	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Glen Murray, Manny Fernandez, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Brandon Bochenski, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask, Vladimir Sobotka

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 12, 2007
Boston Bruins 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 29, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 2008

Other NHL games on Monday, December 31, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
St. Louis Blues 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
San Jose Sharks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
New York Islanders 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
Nashville Predators 1 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 31, 2007
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 31, 2007