National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 5, Atlanta 4
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 26, 2008
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Tom Kowal, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Pierre Champoux
Attendance: 16012
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Carolina 1135
Atlanta 1214
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Carolina 17-14-2-3 9-8-1-0 8-6-1-3 W1
Atlanta 12-19-4-0 6-10-2-0 6-9-2-0 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Atlanta Thrashers have a 6-10-2-0 record at home this season. The Carolina Hurricanes have a 8-6-1-3 record on the road.
  • Atlanta has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Thrashers have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Vyacheslav Kozlov played for 18:31 during 18 shifts and scored 4 points. Vyacheslav Kozlov had 0 goals and 4 assists.
  • Eric Staal played for 19:21 during 25 shifts and scored 3 points. Eric Staal had 3 goals and 0 assists.
  • Atlanta had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
  • Carolina had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   Atlanta
Eric Staal 3 Points Vyacheslav Kozlov 4
Eric Staal 3 Goals Bryan Little 3
Ray Whitney 3 Assists Vyacheslav Kozlov 4
Eric Staal 1 Power Play Goals Bryan Little 2
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cam Ward .871 Save Percentage Johan Hedberg .872
Cam Ward 27 Saves Johan Hedberg 34
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 39 5 1-4 0-3 6 37
Atlanta 31 4 3-3 3-4 8 23
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Boston. The Thrashers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .318 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against Boston. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .579 after a loss.