Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, October 27, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 7–5 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Atlanta Thrashers	5	41-33-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	7	22-46-14

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	4	0	1	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	4	1	7

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	11	9	15	35
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	10	7	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (4)	Marc Savard (9), Niclas Havelid (1)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 0
1st	08:32	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (2)	Marian Hossa (8), Ilya Kovalchuk (2)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 0
1st	09:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra (4)	Bobby Holik (2), Ilya Kovalchuk (3)	Power play	ATL 3, PIT 0
1st	09:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid (1)	Ilya Kovalchuk (4), Marian Hossa (9)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 0
1st	10:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (4)	Ric Jackman (6), Sidney Crosby (11)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 1
1st	19:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (5)	Mark Recchi (9), Ric Jackman (7)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 2
2nd	11:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (2)	Mark Recchi (10), Mario Lemieux (4)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 3
2nd	14:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (3)	Sidney Crosby (12), Mario Lemieux (5)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 4
2nd	15:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (2)	Ryan Malone (1), Ziggy Palffy (7)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 5
2nd	16:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ric Jackman (3)	Ziggy Palffy (8), Ryan Malone (2)	Even strength	ATL 4, PIT 6
3rd	14:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (3)	Sergei Gonchar (2), Mario Lemieux (6)	Power play	ATL 4, PIT 7
3rd	15:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (2)	Brad Larsen (1), Greg De Vries (6)	Even strength	ATL 5, PIT 7

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	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	57.1%	25:27
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	07:32
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		18:28
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+1	4	4	0	0	0	66.7%	14:45
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	70%	14:49
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	3	4	0	8	7	0	0	1		22:22
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	2	2	0	2	4	0	0	0		23:02
Number 22 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	100%	07:42
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	14:29
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	27.8%	17:41
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		03:33
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		21:41
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	6	0		20:53
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0		12:22
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	5	1		27:57
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:57
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		21:47

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Shields	30	23	7	.767	59:37	Loss

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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	2	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	50%	23:40
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	28.6%	14:48
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	2	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	2		13:44
Number 11 L. Pirjeta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	62.5%	11:32
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	2	2	-1	0	3	1	1	0	40%	18:27
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		05:47
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14.3%	06:29
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:38
Number 37 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		01:46
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	2	3	5	0	0	3	1	0	2	50%	23:10
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:50
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	0	2	4	1	2	0	66.7%	19:32
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		15:33
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	1	2	3	-1	4	3	0	0	0		24:22
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0		20:46
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:05
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	7	0		24:46
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	2	1	3	0	2	6	0	0	2		30:50

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	35	30	5	.857	59:57	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Vandenbussche	Interference	2
1st	02:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Vandenbussche	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
1st	08:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Holding the stick	2
1st	09:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
1st	10:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Holding	2
1st	12:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Hooking	2
1st	13:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
1st	19:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Elbowing	2
2nd	03:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Interference	2
2nd	04:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd	09:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Diving	2
2nd	09:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ric Jackman	Hooking	2
2nd	11:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Hooking	2
2nd	13:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	14:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Holding	2
2nd	14:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Roughing	2
2nd	14:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi	Roughing	2
2nd	18:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ric Jackman	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry	Hooking	2
3rd	07:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair	Hooking	2
3rd	09:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Roughing	2
3rd	09:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lyle Odelein	Roughing	2
3rd	13:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Hooking	2
3rd	18:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
3rd	18:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Paul Devorski, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Angelo D'Amico
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Scott Mellanby, Mike Dunham, Eric Boulton, Scott Barney, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Kari Lehtonen, Chris Kunitz, Braydon Coburn
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Steve Poapst, Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Josef Melichar, Matt Hussey, Shane Endicott, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Erik Christensen, Ryan Whitney, Marc-Andre Fleury

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 Thursday, October 27, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
New York Islanders 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Florida Panthers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Calgary Flames 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 27, 2005