Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, December 16, 2010, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, December 16, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	40-31-11
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-36-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	10	9	0	0	29
Atlanta Thrashers	18	13	11	5	0	47

Three stars

S. Samsonov, Carolina Hurricanes
E. Kane, Atlanta Thrashers (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Ruutu, Carolina Hurricanes (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane (1)	Anthony Stewart (1), Johnny Oduya (1)	Power play	CAR 0, ATL 1
2nd	18:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Anthony Stewart (1)	Evander Kane (1), Dustin Byfuglien (1)	Even strength	CAR 0, ATL 2
3rd	00:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Brandon Sutter (1)	Tuomo Ruutu (1), Jamie McBain (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, ATL 2
3rd	06:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (1)	Joni Pitkanen (1)	Even strength	CAR 2, ATL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Nik Antropov	Goal
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Skinner	Saved
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little	Saved
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen	Goal
3	Atlanta Thrashers	Dustin Byfuglien	Saved
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal	29	47
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	19
Hits	25	12
Blocked shots	17	16
Giveaways	7	6
Takeaways	12	14
Faceoffs won	24/59 (40.7%)	35/59 (59.3%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	40%	23:45
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:21
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0		17:43
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	42.1%	20:15
Number 19 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:42
Number 20 T. Bodie	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		06:26
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		17:58
Number 29 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	09:03
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	2	100%	18:40
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	44.4%	14:52
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		19:04
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	50%	17:52
Number 4 J. McBain	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		21:51
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0		26:12
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3		19:59
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	5		29:23
Number 28 B. Rodney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		07:42
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		25:14

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	47	45	2	.957	65:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers

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 A. Burmistrov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	10:20
Number 9 E. Kane	L	1	1	2	0	0	8	2	0	1		21:33
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	63.2%	19:51
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		24:33
Number 18 N. Bergfors	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:40
Number 21 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	17	1	1	0	0		06:22
Number 22 A. Stewart	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:15
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	63.6%	10:49
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	66.7%	13:40
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		12:11
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	52.4%	22:59
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	2	0	100%	17:47
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		16:09
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	4	0		22:29
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:22
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		21:52
Number 33 D. Byfuglien	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	2	0	0		25:39
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	4	0		27:29

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Mason	29	27	2	.931	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Ben Eager	Charging	2
1st	14:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Tripping	2
1st	15:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Skinner	Tripping	2
1st	17:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	02:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Ben Eager	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Troy Bodie	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Ben Eager	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	06:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Holding	2
3rd	13:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Holding	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Craig Ramsay
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jay Harrison
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Freddy Modin, Freddy Meyer, Tim Stapleton

2010-2011 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 9, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 5, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Feb 13, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 9, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Apr 8, 2011

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 16, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Los Angeles Kings 4 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Ottawa Senators 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
San Jose Sharks 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 16, 2010
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 16, 2010