Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, January 7, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Saturday, January 7, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	41-33-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22-46-14

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	1	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	13	9	10	32
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	16	5	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (31)	Marc Savard (41), Scott Mellanby (12)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 0
1st	15:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet (9)	Sidney Crosby (26), Ziggy Palffy (28)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 1
2nd	04:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (32)	Marc Savard (42), Vyacheslav Kozlov (25)	Power play	ATL 2, PIT 1
2nd	12:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (7)	Michel Ouellet (6)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 2
2nd	16:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (7)	Jean-Pierre Vigier (6), Serge Aubin (10)	Even strength	ATL 3, PIT 2
2nd	19:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet (10)	Sidney Crosby (27), Tomas Surovy (5)	Power play	ATL 3, PIT 3
3rd	16:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (19)	Marian Hossa (31), Vyacheslav Kozlov (26)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	2	3	+1	0	3	0	0	1	55.6%	21:33
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0	70%	11:37
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0	33.3%	15:50
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:03
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	2	0	2	+1	0	8	1	0	1		23:46
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0	0	0		23:50
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		18:26
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	28.6%	09:25
Number 24 R. Abid	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		08:31
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	44.4%	16:33
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:00
Number 42 K. Stewart	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:57
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		16:51
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		20:17
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+2	12	2	2	1	0		20:30
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		21:54
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		09:23
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		20:39

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	31	28	3	.903	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	2	1	3	+1	2	4	0	1	2		18:43
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0	100%	20:01
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:14
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		12:25
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	46.7%	15:51
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:34
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:35
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	+1	10	1	0	0	0	53.3%	13:43
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	-1	0	8	0	1	0		17:32
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:54
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	0		15:41
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	-1	8	2	1	0	0	44.4%	19:15
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:35
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:47
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		23:58
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:53
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		16:29
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	2	0		24:14

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	32	28	4	.875	58:27	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
1st	09:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby	Roughing	2
1st	14:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Tripping	2
2nd	02:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Ramzi Abid	High sticking	2
2nd	03:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Elbowing	2
2nd	03:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd	05:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	High sticking	2
2nd	08:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
2nd	09:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Hooking	2
2nd	13:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Diving	2
2nd	13:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	17:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Hooking	2
2nd	18:46	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Holding	2
3rd	11:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Interference	2
3rd	15:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Holding	2
3rd	16:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Hooking	2
3rd	19:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet	Hooking	2
3rd	19:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Mike Cvik
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Peter Bondra, Bobby Holik, Mike Dunham, Steve Shields, Brad Larsen, Ronald Petrovicky, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Braydon Coburn
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ryan Vandenbussche, Alain Nasreddine, Eric Boguniecki, Rico Fata, Matt Hussey, Konstantin Koltsov, Sebastien Caron, Brooks Orpik, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Erik Christensen

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Nov 9, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 6, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 7, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 7, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 0 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
New Jersey Devils 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 7, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 7, 2006