Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, January 6, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	43-28-11
at Washington Capitals	3	28-40-14

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	0	2
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	8	6	1	22
Washington Capitals	9	10	14	4	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (23)	Jon Sim (7), Steve Rucchin (8)	Power play	ATL 1, WSH 0
2nd	00:41	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (20)	Alex Ovechkin (30), Olie Kolzig (3)	Power play	ATL 1, WSH 1
2nd	16:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Glen Metropolit (8)	Vitaly Vishnevski (8), Steve Rucchin (9)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 1
3rd	12:18	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (26)	Alexander Semin (19), Matt Pettinger (10)	Power play	ATL 2, WSH 2
OT	04:42	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (21)	Steve Eminger (8), Chris Clark (15)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 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 G. Metropolit	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		12:51
Number 10 J. Krog	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	14:59
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	0		15:50
Number 14 J. Sim	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		10:32
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	4	0	0	42.9%	19:52
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1		21:39
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		21:43
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	17:34
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		15:37
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:46
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:42
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	05:59
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		18:03
Number 3 V. Vishnevski	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	1	0		10:38
Number 4 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		09:19
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0		24:33
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	7	0		32:49
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	6	0		26:25

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	37	34	3	.919	64:42	OT loss

Washington Capitals 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 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	2	0	0	7	1	0	1		25:35
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0	40%	22:23
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	57.1%	12:12
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0	57.1%	15:02
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	3	0	0	33.3%	20:04
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:49
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	50%	15:50
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	58.3%	14:28
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		13:27
Number 28 A. Semin	R	2	1	3	0	2	6	2	0	1		23:40
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:02
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		07:45
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4	0		23:03
Number 3 L. Nycholat	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	3	0		27:53
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:43
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:20
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	4	0		21:24
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:56

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	22	20	2	.909	64:40	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:41	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Holding the stick	2
1st	06:49	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	15:37	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Tripping	2
1st	17:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Slashing	2
1st	17:39	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Roughing	2
1st	19:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding the stick	2
2nd	01:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Glen Metropolit	Holding	2
2nd	06:03	Washington Capitals	Kris Beech	Boarding	2
2nd	13:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
3rd	03:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Vitaly Vishnevski	Hooking	2
3rd	08:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Interference	2
3rd	10:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
3rd	11:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	High sticking	2
3rd	17:42	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Boarding	2
OT	00:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Rob Martell, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jonny Murray
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Scott Mellanby, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Andy Sutton, Steve McCarthy, Kyle Wanvig, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic
Washington Capitals scratches: Richard Zednik, Bryan Muir, Matt Bradley, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Alexandre Giroux, David Steckel, Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 14, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Oct 19, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 3, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 22, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 15, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 12, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Apr 4, 2007

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 6, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
New Jersey Devils 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
New York Islanders 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Dallas Stars 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 6, 2007