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
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
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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.
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Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Atlanta has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Thrashers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Sergei Samsonov played for 19:01 during 22 shifts and scored 3 points. Sergei Samsonov had 2 goals and 1 assist.
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Ilya Kovalchuk played for 21:38 during 18 shifts and scored 1 point. Ilya Kovalchuk had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Carolina had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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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
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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.
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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.
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