Hurricanes 6–3 Thrashers — Final Score & Stats (Mar 5, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌪️ CAR	2	2	2	6
🐦 ATL	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 21:39 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Frantisek Kaberle

3 A

17:05 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:28 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Chris Thorburn Go-ahead 1st · 04:21

Assists: Bobby Holik, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Cam Ward

0–1

🌪️ Scott Walker Tying 1st · 08:12

Assists: Frantisek Kaberle, Keith Aucoin · beat Kari Lehtonen

1–1

🌪️ Ryan Bayda Go-ahead 1st · 19:06

Assists: Scott Walker · beat Kari Lehtonen

2–1

2nd period

🌪️ Joe Corvo PP 2nd · 00:27

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Matt Cullen · beat Kari Lehtonen

3–1

🌪️ Erik Cole 2nd · 10:39

Assists: Eric Staal, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Kari Lehtonen

4–1

🐦 Erik Christensen 2nd · 17:09

Unassisted · beat Cam Ward

4–2

3rd period

🌪️ Eric Staal 3rd · 03:41

Assists: Erik Cole, Trevor Letowski · beat Johan Hedberg

5–2

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd · 12:17

Assists: Ken Klee, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Cam Ward

5–3

🌪️ Eric Staal 3rd · 18:41

Assists: Frantisek Kaberle · beat Johan Hedberg

6–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Staal · Cullen 21:28

L2 Samsonov · Aucoin · Walker 16:44

L3 Ruutu · Bayda · Eaves 14:59

L4 Letowski 12:16

D1 Gleason · Hedican 20:48

D2 Corvo · Kaberle 17:51

D3 Wesley · Wallin 16:03

D4 Brookbank · Conboy 7:20

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Little · Recchi 18:51

L2 Perrin · White · Armstrong 15:27

L3 Christensen · Holik · Slater 12:28

L4 Kozlov · Larsen · Thorburn 9:19

D1 Enstrom · Havelid 22:39

D2 Exelby · Klee 20:38

D3 Zhitnik · Kwiatkowski 15:45

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR ATL🐦

37 Shots on goal 24

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

11 Hits 15

6 Blocked shots 10

10 Takeaways 11

5 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 16

CAR shooting 16.2% (6/37) ATL shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Kari Lehtonen

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 33:39 TOI

Johan Hedberg

13/15

.867 SV% · 2 GA · 26:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-10-1 (35% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Hurricanes lead the season series 4–2

Feb 212008 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 Jan 42008 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 4–3 Jan 22008 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 5–4 OT Nov 162007 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 3–0 Nov 102007 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 5–3

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❓ CAR vs ATL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Thrashers on March 5, 2008?

Hurricanes won 6–3. The final score was Hurricanes 6, Thrashers 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal (2), Erik Cole, Joe Corvo, Ryan Bayda, Scott Walker.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Chris Thorburn, Erik Christensen, Ilya Kovalchuk.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

What is the Hurricanes vs Thrashers season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 4–2 after 6 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 1 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 1–5 AfterMar 6 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 2–3

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeMar 2 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterMar 7 🌲MIN @ 🐦ATL 2–3

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