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Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at home.

Team Goals 2006-2007 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 47-24-11
at Atlanta Thrashers 4 43-28-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 1 2 0 0 3
Atlanta Thrashers 1 2 0 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 9 19 2 0 39
Atlanta Thrashers 14 7 8 3 0 32

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:36 Atlanta Thrashers Niko Kapanen (4) Braydon Coburn (1), Ilya Kovalchuk (20) Even strength PIT 0, ATL 1
2nd 06:32 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk (19) Marian Hossa (21), Vyacheslav Kozlov (27) Power play PIT 0, ATL 2
2nd 16:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (10) Unassisted Shorthanded PIT 1, ATL 2
2nd 18:03 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov (12) Ilya Kovalchuk (21), Marian Hossa (22) Power play PIT 1, ATL 3
3rd 04:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone (5) Brooks Orpik (2), Sidney Crosby (38) Even strength PIT 2, ATL 3
3rd 19:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (17) Erik Christensen (4), Mark Recchi (21) Even strength PIT 3, ATL 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov Goal
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Christensen Saved
2 Atlanta Thrashers Marian Hossa Goal
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Saved

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 39 32
Power play 0 of 7 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 16 16
Hits 18 12
Blocked shots 11 10
Giveaways 9 15
Takeaways 3 11
Faceoffs won 23/60 (38.3%) 37/60 (61.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
8 M. Recchi R 0 1 1 +1 4 2 1 0 0 19:02
11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 20% 10:27
12 R. Malone L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 25:42
16 E. Christensen C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 09:35
18 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 69.2% 11:53
20 C. Armstrong R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12:47
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 57.1% 12:51
26 R. Petrovicky R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 05:53
28 N. Ekman R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:01
37 J. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 08:53
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 0 22.2% 23:21
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 1 0 31.8% 20:35
2 J. Melichar D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 22:21
5 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 20:16
19 R. Whitney D 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 0 0 21:31
32 A. Nasreddine D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:28
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 10:43
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 1 0 28:24
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
41 J. Thibault 32 29 3 .906 64:14 OT loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
9 G. Metropolit C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 06:53
10 J. Krog C 0 0 0 -1 4 1 3 0 0 57.1% 15:15
11 J. Vigier R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 100% 12:52
13 V. Kozlov L 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 1 1 66.7% 26:49
14 J. Sim L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:49
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 71.4% 18:02
17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 2 3 +1 0 12 1 0 1 100% 25:53
18 M. Hossa R 0 2 2 -1 0 3 1 1 0 50% 26:56
21 D. MacKenzie C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 03:27
23 J. Slater C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 66.7% 09:40
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 06:51
39 N. Kapanen C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 41.7% 15:41
3 V. Vishnevski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19:13
4 B. Coburn D 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 11:09
5 S. McCarthy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 15:29
7 G. De Vries D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 23:51
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 3 0 26:47
34 S. Hnidy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 25:50
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 39 36 3 .923 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Ronald Petrovicky High sticking 2
1st 11:11 Atlanta Thrashers Jason Krog Interference 2
1st 13:39 Atlanta Thrashers Jason Krog Diving 2
1st 13:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
1st 14:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi Hooking 2
1st 14:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 17:28 Atlanta Thrashers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 02:30 Atlanta Thrashers Braydon Coburn Hooking 2
2nd 05:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Jarkko Ruutu Hooking 2
2nd 07:39 Atlanta Thrashers Niclas Havelid Hooking 2
2nd 14:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney Interference 2
2nd 16:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Rob Scuderi Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 19:12 Atlanta Thrashers Bobby Holik Elbowing 2
3rd 12:55 Atlanta Thrashers Jean-Pierre Vigier Holding 2
3rd 14:54 Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater Hooking 2
3rd 16:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Referees
Craig Spada, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
John LeClair, Eric Cairns, Mark Eaton, Michel Ouellet, Micki Dupont, Chris Thorburn, Noah Welch, Daniel Carcillo, Kris Letang
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Scott Mellanby, Steve Rucchin, Brad Larsen, Andy Sutton, Kyle Wanvig, Garnet Exelby, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic

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 Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 0 Final Game page

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