Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 8:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	35-41-6
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	8	8	21
Carolina Hurricanes	10	12	6	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (12)	Bryan Little (13), Todd White (22)	Power play	ATL 1, CAR 0
1st	19:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (6)	Eric Staal (12), Anton Babchuk (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 1
2nd	16:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (7)	Tuomo Ruutu (11)	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 2
3rd	07:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (6)	Sergei Samsonov (12)	Power play	ATL 1, CAR 3

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 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58.3%	14:32
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	13:51
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0	71.4%	14:36
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	15:10
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		16:45
Number 14 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	15:50
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	1		21:38
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	40%	15:52
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:38
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		09:59
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	0	0		07:45
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		14:34
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		13:15
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	0		22:35
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	4	0		21:12
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	0		21:13
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		23:06
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	2	0		15:47

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	28	25	3	.893	59:21	Loss

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	1	0	0	0	50%	14:28
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	14:32
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	1	0	50%	20:07
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:49
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	2	1	3	+2	2	2	0	0	0		19:01
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+2	4	5	3	0	0		18:19
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	60%	09:32
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	56.3%	16:32
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:53
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:51
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:03
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:48
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:33
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		11:47
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		21:17
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	0		24:21
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		17:30
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	4	1		25:19

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Holding	2
1st	09:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Charging	2
2nd	08:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
2nd	12:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Elbowing	2
3rd	02:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Tripping	2
3rd	05:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Hooking	2
3rd	17:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Joey Crabb	Boarding	2
3rd	19:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Slashing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Brad Meier, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Jean Morin
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Nathan Oystrick, Jim Slater, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes 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

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Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
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Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 31, 2008