Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, December 26, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 on Friday, December 26, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	5	45-30-7
at Atlanta Thrashers	4	35-41-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	14	10	15	39
Atlanta Thrashers	9	17	5	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (12)	Ron Hainsey (14), Vyacheslav Kozlov (16)	Power play	CAR 0, ATL 1
1st	18:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (8)	Frantisek Kaberle (4), Ray Whitney (18)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 1
2nd	05:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Eaves (1)	Ray Whitney (19), Brandon Sutter (4)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 1
2nd	18:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (15)	Ron Hainsey (15), Vyacheslav Kozlov (17)	Power play	CAR 2, ATL 2
2nd	19:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (16)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (18), Todd White (20)	Power play	CAR 2, ATL 3
3rd	07:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (15)	Ray Whitney (20), Joe Corvo (11)	Power play	CAR 3, ATL 3
3rd	09:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (17)	Niclas Havelid (8), Vyacheslav Kozlov (19)	Even strength	CAR 3, ATL 4
3rd	10:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (16)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 4, ATL 4
3rd	11:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (17)	Joni Pitkanen (14)	Even strength	CAR 5, ATL 4

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	4	0	0	0	42.9%	16:25
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:02
Number 12 E. Staal	C	3	0	3	+2	0	5	0	0	1	57.1%	19:21
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0		18:15
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0	0		19:33
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	0		20:03
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	40%	04:49
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	80%	21:22
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:52
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	2	0		15:29
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		04:37
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	3	0		17:21
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:51
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	4	1	0		26:51
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	1	0		26:02
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		02:03
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		20:25
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		26:57

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	31	27	4	.871	60:00	Win

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 10 B. Little	C	3	0	3	+1	2	6	0	0	2		18:17
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		14:01
Number 12 T. White	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1	27.8%	18:01
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	4	4	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:31
Number 14 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	0	45.5%	13:46
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		19:04
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	16:34
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		12:50
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	22.2%	13:06
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		13:26
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:00
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	11:09
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	2	2	-1	2	0	0	2	0		22:13
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		18:31
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	0	0		18:58
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:25
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:53
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:20

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	39	34	5	.872	58:47	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	11:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Tripping	2
2nd	10:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	Holding	2
2nd	17:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Hooking	2
2nd	19:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Hooking	2
3rd	03:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey	Interference	2
3rd	07:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, David Brisebois
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Niclas Wallin, Dennis Seidenberg, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian

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 Friday, December 26, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, Dec 26, 2008