Atlanta 1, Carolina 7

123T
ATL(34-40-8)0101
CAR(43-33-6)2237

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 28, 2008
RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
THREE STARS
T. Ruutu
Hurricanes  (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
E. Staal
Hurricanes  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2
T. Letowski
Hurricanes  (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: RobMartell, DanO'Rourke
Linesmen: DonHenderson, JeanMorin
Attendance: 17,833 (95.2% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Atlanta   Carolina
Total Shots
  26
 35
PIM
 70
  41
Hits
 18
  16
Giveaways
  1
 6
Takeaways
 8
  5
Faceoffs Won
  33
 38

First Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
:42Eric Staal   (Assist: Erik Cole, Sergei Samsonov)
6:14Jeff Hamilton - power play  (Assist: Joe Corvo, Eric Staal)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
1:41S McCarthy  (holding)
1:41W Brookbank  (roughing)
4:53T White  (kneeing)
7:37E Cole  (roughing)
14:09W Brookbank  (major fighting)
14:09E Boulton  (major fighting)
14:29C Armstrong  (elbowing)
14:39E Cole  (goalie interference)
15:55- Bench  (too many men served by J Jensen)
Second Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
5:29Joe Corvo - power play  (Assist: Erik Cole, Eric Staal)
7:50Tuomo Ruutu - power play  (Assist: Trevor Letowski, Keith Aucoin)
16:53Jim Slater - shorthanded  (Assist: Colby Armstrong)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
2:20T Enstrom  (tripping)
2:27E Cole  (roughing)
2:27B Valabik  (tripping)
3:31J Slater  ( misconduct)
3:54T White  (hooking)
3:54- Bench  (abuse of official served by B Larsen)
6:43B Holik  (high sticking)
9:09B Holik  (high sticking)
14:11K Aucoin  (boarding)
16:42J Kwiatkowski  (interference)
19:27F Kaberle  (tripping)
Third Period Summary
TEAMTIMESCORING DETAIL
10:09Tuomo Ruutu - power play  (Assist: Scott Walker, Frantisek Kaberle)
13:33Trevor Letowski   (Assist: Chad LaRose, Tim Gleason)
17:51Jeff Hamilton - power play  (Assist: Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Gleason)
TEAMTIMEPENALTY DETAIL
1:47N Wallin  (holding)
5:04W Brookbank  (hooking)
5:04G Exelby  (roughing)
5:04N Wallin  (roughing)
5:04E Boulton  (cross checking)
8:53E Boulton  (holding)
11:08C LaRose  (hooking)
12:11E Cole  (holding)
16:43C Thorburn  (tripping)
18:41N Wallin  (roughing, game misconduct)
18:41E Boulton  (roughing)
18:41C LaRose  (roughing)
18:41B Valabik  (instigator, fighting major, misconduct, game misconduct)

PLAYER SUMMARY
Carolina Hurricanes
PLAYERS  G  A+/-*SOG
Eric Staal12012
Sergei Samsonov0102
Tuomo Ruutu2002
Ryan Bayda0003
Trevor Letowski11+11
Glen Wesley0001
Scott Walker0102
Erik Cole0200
Wade Brookbank0003
Cam Ward0000
Keith Aucoin0100
Tim Gleason02+21
Frantisek Kaberle02+11
Jeff Hamilton20-12
Chad LaRose01+11
Bret Hedican00+10
Joe Jensen0000
Niclas Wallin0001
Joe Corvo11-13
SCRATCHESREASON
Dennis Seidenbergpersonal reasons
Tim Conboyscratched
Atlanta Thrashers
PLAYERS  G  A+/-*SOG
Johan Hedberg0000
Bryan Little0001
Eric Perrin0002
Todd White0001
Vyacheslav Kozlov0002
Bobby Holik00-22
Ilya Kovalchuk00-21
Colby Armstrong0101
Garnet Exelby0001
Jim Slater10+11
Chris Thorburn00-13
Niclas Havelid0001
Brad Larsen0000
Joel Kwiatkowski0001
Eric Boulton0002
Tobias Enstrom00-23
Boris Valabik00+11
Steve McCarthy0000
Mark Recchi00-13
SCRATCHESREASON
Alexei Zhitnikhealthy
Ken Kleegroin
Mark Popovichealthy
Erik Christensenknee injury
Goaltending Summary
Carolina Hurricanes
PLAYER
Cam Ward26 shots, 25 saves; record: 36-22-5
Atlanta Thrashers
PLAYER
Johan Hedberg35 shots, 28 saves; record: 14-14-3
Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Atlanta710926
Carolina1316635

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Atlanta0 of 9
Carolina5 of 11

* - 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

Friday, March 28th
Atlanta 1 Final
Carolina 7
Philadelphia 4 Final
New Jersey 5 SO
Nashville 2 Final
Columbus 0
Montreal 4 Final
Buffalo 3 OT
St. Louis 4 Final
Detroit 3 OT
Vancouver 0 Final
Minnesota 4
Edmonton 4 Final
Colorado 5 SO
San Jose 3 Final
Anaheim 1