National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 3, Atlanta 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Steve Kozari, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18137
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 1001
Carolina 1113
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Atlanta 12-21-5-0 6-11-2-0 6-10-3-0 L4
Carolina 18-15-2-3 10-9-1-0 8-6-1-3 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 10-9-1-0 record at home this season. The Atlanta Thrashers have a 6-10-3-0 record on the road.
  • Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Atlanta has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Thrashers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Sergei Samsonov played for 19:01 during 22 shifts and scored 3 points. Sergei Samsonov had 2 goals and 1 assist.
  • Ilya Kovalchuk played for 21:38 during 18 shifts and scored 1 point. Ilya Kovalchuk had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Carolina had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Atlanta had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Atlanta   Carolina
Ilya Kovalchuk 1 Points Sergei Samsonov 3
Ilya Kovalchuk 1 Goals Sergei Samsonov 2
Bryan Little 1 Assists Sergei Samsonov 1
Ilya Kovalchuk 1 Power Play Goals Joseph Corvo 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Kari Lehtonen .893 Save Percentage Cam Ward .952
Kari Lehtonen 25 Saves Cam Ward 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Atlanta 21 1 1-4 3-4 8 26
Carolina 28 3 1-4 3-4 8 28
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Thrashers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .280 after a loss.