Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, February 28, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	35-41-6

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	0	1	3
Atlanta Thrashers	0	1	4	5

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	12	11	12	35
Atlanta Thrashers	6	11	15	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (17)	Eric Staal (21)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 0
1st	15:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (13)	Jussi Jokinen (14), Patrick Eaves (7)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 0
2nd	19:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (33)	Todd White (39)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 1
3rd	01:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (8)	Tuomo Ruutu (22), Eric Staal (22)	Power play	CAR 3, ATL 1
3rd	10:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley (9)	Marty Reasoner (13), Ilya Kovalchuk (35)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 2
3rd	13:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (17)	Ilya Kovalchuk (36), Bryan Little (17)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 3
3rd	18:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley (10)	Ilya Kovalchuk (37), Vyacheslav Kozlov (36)	Power play	CAR 3, ATL 4
3rd	19:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (34)	Ron Hainsey (26)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 3, ATL 5

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 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	52.6%	20:08
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	52.6%	20:05
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		17:30
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	-2	2	3	0	0	0		16:31
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	1	2	-1	0	6	4	0	0		21:06
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	53.8%	11:30
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:28
Number 20 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		14:00
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:37
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		11:37
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:59
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		19:02
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		14:43
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	3	0		18:09
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3	0		27:35
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	1		16:59
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:15
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		24:39

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	31	27	4	.871	58:44	Loss

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 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	54.5%	12:22
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:12
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	42.9%	12:49
Number 12 T. White	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	19:30
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0		16:36
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	3	5	+3	0	6	1	0	0		21:48
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0	71.4%	15:26
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:39
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	10:01
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		09:29
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	2	0	2	+2	2	5	0	0	1	28.6%	17:07
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:58
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		14:33
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		16:07
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	2	0		17:22
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:51
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		27:49
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		15:47

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	35	32	3	.914	59:56	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley	Holding the stick	2
1st	10:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Tripping	2
1st	16:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	06:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Roughing	2
2nd	09:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Cross checking	2
3rd	01:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Holding	2
3rd	17:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Chris Rooney, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Andy McElman
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Justin Williams, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Nathan Oystrick, Joey Crabb, Jim Slater, Joe Motzko, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 9, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 14, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 28, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at New Jersey Devils 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Nashville Predators 8	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009