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Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Atlanta Thrashers 1 43-28-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 47-24-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 7 11 8 26
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 9 11 28

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Michel Ouellet (17) Gary Roberts (20), Evgeni Malkin (48) Even strength ATL 0, PIT 1
3rd 06:18 Atlanta Thrashers Scott Mellanby (12) Greg De Vries (21) Even strength ATL 1, PIT 1
3rd 10:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (29) Ryan Malone (13), Josef Melichar (10) Even strength ATL 1, PIT 2

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

Team stats

Stat Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 26 28
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 17 13
Hits 20 24
Blocked shots 19 14
Giveaways 5 6
Takeaways 1 3
Faceoffs won 33/61 (54.1%) 28/61 (45.9%)

Box score

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
8 K. Tkachuk L 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 38.9% 15:59
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 100% 19:52
11 J. Vigier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:44
13 V. Kozlov L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18:09
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 2 80% 13:52
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 21:14
18 M. Hossa R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 21:02
19 S. Mellanby R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 11:36
22 E. Belanger C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 12:23
23 J. Slater C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 100% 05:50
29 B. Larsen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 45.5% 13:44
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 07:05
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 2 20:51
7 G. De Vries D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 21:44
25 A. Sutton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 15:16
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 24:05
34 S. Hnidy D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 12:57
77 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 24:28
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 28 26 2 .929 59:12 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Ouellet R 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 16:43
8 M. Recchi R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 16:56
10 G. Roberts L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 18:24
11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 14:57
12 R. Malone L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 13:11
16 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:58
20 C. Armstrong R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 14:32
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 53.8% 10:15
27 G. Laraque R 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 07:14
37 J. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:07
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 0 33.3% 19:46
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 17:55
2 J. Melichar D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20:48
5 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 16:29
19 R. Whitney D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 23:28
32 A. Nasreddine D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 11:57
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 8 4 17:48
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 29:35
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
41 J. Thibault 26 25 1 .962 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Hooking 2
1st 14:26 Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik Roughing 2
1st 17:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Holding 2
1st 17:40 Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Max Talbot Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:23 Atlanta Thrashers Bobby Holik Hooking 2
2nd 10:30 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton Cross checking 2
2nd 10:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque Roughing 2
2nd 15:06 Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik Hooking 2
2nd 20:00 Atlanta Thrashers Bench Abuse of officials (bench minor) 2
3rd 02:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
3rd 03:53 Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik Holding 2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Mark Shewchyk
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Steve Rucchin, Jon Sim, Steve McCarthy, Derek MacKenzie, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
John LeClair, Eric Cairns, Nisse Ekman, Joel Kwiatkowski, Ronald Petrovicky, Mark Eaton, Micki Dupont, Chris Thorburn, Noah Welch, Kris Letang

2006-2007 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4 Final/SO Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 24

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page

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