Flyers 4–3 Thrashers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🔔 PHI

Sami Kapanen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:37 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Michal Handzus

2 A

1 shots · 13:11 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Simon Gagne

1 G

5 shots · 22:29 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Simon Gagne Go-ahead 1st · 02:55

Assists: Mike Knuble, Peter Forsberg · beat Michael Garnett

1–0

🐦 Niclas Havelid Tying 1st · 10:59

Assists: Marc Savard · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–1

🐦 Eric Boulton Go-ahead 1st · 13:11

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Serge Aubin · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–2

🔔 Brian Savage Tying 1st · 17:04

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Mike Richards · beat Michael Garnett

2–2

2nd period

🐦 Andy Sutton SH Go-ahead 2nd · 08:26

Assists: Patrik Stefan, Jean-Pierre Vigier · beat Antero Niittymaki

2–3

🔔 Branko Radivojevic Tying 2nd · 13:38

Assists: Michal Handzus · beat Michael Garnett

3–3

Overtime

🔔 Sami Kapanen Go-ahead OT · 00:13

Assists: Michal Handzus, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Michael Garnett

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Forsberg · Knuble 20:57

L2 Richards · Handzus · Kapanen 14:09

L3 Savage · Carter · Radivojevic 12:13

L4 Brashear · Eager · Umberger 11:32

D1 Johnsson · Rathje 23:33

D2 Hatcher · Therien 18:50

D3 Meyer · Seidenberg 15:38

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Savard · Hossa 18:18

L2 Holik · Stefan · Vigier 17:27

L3 Kozlov · Aubin · Petrovicky 14:10

L4 Boulton · Slater · Mellanby 9:52

D1 De Vries · Modry 23:06

D2 Havelid · Sutton 21:15

D3 Exelby · Hnidy 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI ATL🐦

32 Shots on goal 31

32 Hits 35

6 Blocked shots 24

3 Takeaways 7

1 Giveaways 10

9 Penalty minutes 15

PHI shooting 12.5% (4/32) ATL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Antero Niittymaki

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:13 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Michael Garnett

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 60:13 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 5-4-3 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 5-5-2 (42% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 7-2-1 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 5-2-3 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Flyers lead the season series 2–1

Nov 182005 🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI 6–5 OT Nov 52005 🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI 3–4 Feb 212004 🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI 4–5 Feb 52004 🔔PHI @ 🐦ATL 5–1 Dec 212003 🔔PHI @ 🐦ATL 1–4

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Who won Flyers vs Thrashers on December 28, 2005?

Flyers won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Flyers 4, Thrashers 3.

Who scored for Flyers?

Branko Radivojevic, Brian Savage, Sami Kapanen, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Andy Sutton, Eric Boulton, Niclas Havelid.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Michael Garnett made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

What is the Flyers vs Thrashers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 26 🔔PHI @ 🐆FLA 3–2 AfterDec 29 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeDec 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 0–4 AfterDec 30 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

Also on December 28

🐻BOS 4–6 🐆FLA 🦆ANA 0–1 🧥CBJ 🗽NYR 6–2 🏝️NYI 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 ⚡TBL 🌪️CAR 2–6 🏛️OTT 🦅WSH 2–7 😈NJD 🌲MIN 4–2 🛢️EDM 🎵STL 2–1 🪶CHI

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