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Carolina 5, Atlanta 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CAR(43-33-6)	3	1	1	5
ATL(34-40-8)	0	2	1	3

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 19, 2008

Philips Arena

Atlanta, Georgia

THREE STARS

C. Ward
Hurricanes (G )

Saves: 31
Save Pct.: .912

E. Staal
Hurricanes (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

S. McCarthy
Thrashers (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Philips Arena Location: Atlanta, Georgia	Referees: RobMartell, DanO'Halloran Linesmen: MikeCvik, MarkShewchyk
Attendance: 13,521 (72.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Carolina

Atlanta

Total Shots
	33
	34

PIM
	2
	6

Hits
	9
	13

Giveaways
	8
	14

Takeaways
	7
	10

Faceoffs Won
	20
	33

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:04		Trevor Letowski (6) Assists: Patrick Eaves, Tuomo Ruutu	Carolina 1-0
6:55		Sergei Samsonov (13) Unassisted	Carolina 2-0
13:33		Eric Staal (35) Assists: Jeff Hamilton	Carolina 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:56		Bryan Little (5) Assists: Slava Kozlov, Mark Recchi	Carolina 3-1
3:35		Joe Jensen (1) Assists: Jeff Hamilton, Tim Conboy	Carolina 4-1
4:56		Steve McCarthy (1) Assists: Chris Thorburn, Bobby Holik	Carolina 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:55		Glen Wesley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Chris Thorburn
11:54		Eric Boulton: 2 Minutes for Holding Ryan Bayda

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
14:51		Erik Cole (21) (Power Play) Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Bret Hedican	Carolina 5-2
19:21		Slava Kozlov (17) Assists: Bryan Little, Mark Recchi	Carolina 5-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
13:23		Steve McCarthy: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Tim Conboy
16:31		Boris Valabik: 2 Minutes for Hooking Patrick Eaves

Player Summary

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
K. Aucoin C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:10	1:37	0:00	14:33	4	9	30.8
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:14	0:51	0:00	14:23	0	0	00.0
E. Cole LW	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:48	2:30	0:53	15:25	0	1	00.0
T. Conboy RW	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	9:34	0:06	0:00	9:28	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	22:14	3:56	0:00	18:18	0	0	00.0
P. Eaves RW	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	15:07	2:07	0:00	13:00	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	29	22:58	1:32	1:07	20:19	0	0	00.0
J. Hamilton C	0	2	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:39	1:02	0:00	9:37	1	1	50.0
B. Hedican D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	26	20:47	1:32	1:07	18:08	0	0	00.0
J. Jensen C	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	8:53	0:17	0:00	8:36	1	3	25.0
F. Kaberle D	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	24	20:58	2:02	0:53	18:03	0	0	00.0
T. Letowski RW	1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:30	1:10	0:53	12:27	6	5	54.5
T. Ruutu RW	0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:15	2:01	1:07	11:07	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	19:34	2:30	0:00	17:04	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	1	1	2	6	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	23	22:10	2:30	1:07	18:33	8	14	36.4
S. Walker RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	15:31	1:37	0:00	13:54	0	0	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	15:42	0:00	0:55	14:47	0	0	00.0
G. Wesley D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	24	15:12	0:00	0:00	15:12	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Cullen									Scratched
D Seidenberg									Scratched

Atlanta Thrashers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Armstrong RW	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	18	16:52	0:48	2:25	13:39	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	9:31	0:00	0:00	9:31	0	0	00.0
T. Enstrom D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	21:34	2:00	2:38	16:56	0	0	00.0
N. Havelid D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	20:39	0:00	2:38	18:01	0	0	00.0
B. Holik C	0	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	2	3	2	20	15:55	0:54	1:40	13:21	11	6	64.7
I. Kovalchuk LW	0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	17:23	1:54	0:06	15:23	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	18	15:16	1:06	0:00	14:10	0	0	00.0
J. Kwiatkowski D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:57	0:00	0:46	15:11	0	0	00.0
B. Larsen LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:31	0:06	0:00	9:25	2	0	100.0
B. Little C	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	15:04	1:06	0:04	13:54	7	6	53.8
S. McCarthy D	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	28	20:25	0:08	2:20	17:57	0	0	00.0
E. Perrin C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	18	17:37	0:54	2:57	13:46	3	0	100.0
M. Popovic D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:43	0:02	2:20	19:21	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	16:24	1:06	0:06	15:12	0	0	00.0
J. Slater C	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	16	15:31	0:00	1:37	13:54	7	5	58.3
C. Thorburn RW	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:41	0:00	0:00	13:41	0	0	00.0
B. Valabik D	0	0	-2	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	3	24	17:55	0:00	0:46	17:09	0	0	00.0
T. White C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:05	0:00	2:05	12:00	3	3	50.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Zhitnik									Scratched
K Klee									Scratched
G Exelby									Scratched
E Christensen									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	34	3	31	.912	59:44	0

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Hedberg	33	5	28	.848	59:29	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Carolina	12	11	10	33
Atlanta	10	13	11	34

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Carolina	1 of 0
Atlanta	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Wednesday, March 19th

Tampa Bay	4	Final
Buffalo	7

NY Rangers	2	Final
New Jersey	1	SO

Carolina	5	Final
Atlanta	3

Columbus	1	Final
Detroit	3

Washington	0	Final
Chicago	5

Anaheim	2	Final
Dallas	1

Minnesota	3	Final
San Jose	4	SO

ESPN NHL

Carolina 5, Atlanta 3

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, March 19th