Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
· Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Atlanta Thrashers |
9 |
16 |
6 |
31 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
8 |
9 |
20 |
37 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
16:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Christensen (6) |
Ryan Whitney (17), Mark Recchi (22) |
Power play |
ATL 0, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
08:18 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Vitaly Vishnevski (3) |
Jim Slater (8), Marian Hossa (26) |
Even strength |
ATL 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
16:10 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Niclas Havelid (1) |
Marian Hossa (27), Vyacheslav Kozlov (28) |
Power play |
ATL 2, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
00:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Whitney (5) |
Evgeni Malkin (17) |
Power play |
ATL 2, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
07:04 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Vyacheslav Kozlov (15) |
Jon Sim (6), Jason Krog (3) |
Even strength |
ATL 3, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
19:41 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Bobby Holik (8) |
Marian Hossa (28) |
Power play, Empty net |
ATL 4, PIT 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
37 |
| Power play |
2 of 6 |
2 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
12 |
| Hits |
16 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/64 (54.7%) |
29/64 (45.3%) |
Box score
Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 G. Metropolit |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:11 |
| Number 10 J. Krog |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:17 |
| Number 11 J. Vigier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:52 |
| Number 13 V. Kozlov |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
20:55 |
| Number 14 J. Sim |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 16 B. Holik |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
57.7% |
18:30 |
| Number 17 I. Kovalchuk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:43 |
| Number 18 M. Hossa |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 21 D. MacKenzie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
04:14 |
| Number 23 J. Slater |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:13 |
| Number 36 E. Boulton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:40 |
| Number 39 N. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
13:13 |
| Number 3 V. Vishnevski |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 4 B. Coburn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:51 |
| Number 5 S. McCarthy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:24 |
| Number 7 G. De Vries |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 28 N. Havelid |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
28:55 |
| Number 34 S. Hnidy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:44 |
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 K. Lehtonen |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
60:00 |
Win |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Ouellet |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 8 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
10:50 |
| Number 12 R. Malone |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 16 E. Christensen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
75% |
13:05 |
| Number 20 C. Armstrong |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 22 C. Thorburn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:19 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
11:40 |
| Number 28 N. Ekman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 37 J. Ruutu |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:15 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.9% |
21:45 |
| Number 2 J. Melichar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 5 R. Scuderi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 19 R. Whitney |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
25:04 |
| Number 32 A. Nasreddine |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 55 S. Gonchar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
58:46 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Michel Ouellet |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
06:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Josef Melichar |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Josef Melichar |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:19 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Vitaly Vishnevski |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
17:26 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brooks Orpik |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:55 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Jason Krog |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Colby Armstrong |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:38 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Greg De Vries |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:36 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:20 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Shane Hnidy |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mark Recchi |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Atlanta Thrashers head coach
- Bob Hartley
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Michel Therrien
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
- Atlanta Thrashers scratches
- Scott Mellanby, Steve Rucchin, Brad Larsen, Andy Sutton, Kyle Wanvig, Garnet Exelby, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- John LeClair, Eric Cairns, Ronald Petrovicky, Mark Eaton, Dominic Moore, Micki Dupont, Noah Welch, Daniel Carcillo, Kris Letang
2006-2007 season series
Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2006-2007 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
4
 at Atlanta Thrashers
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 9, 2006
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Pittsburgh Penguins
3
at Atlanta Thrashers
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 21, 2006
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Atlanta Thrashers
4
at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
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Atlanta Thrashers
1
at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
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Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 24, 2007
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Other NHL games on Dec 27
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
4
 at Washington Capitals
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
|
 New York Islanders
0
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
|
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
|
 Dallas Stars
5
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
|
 Calgary Flames
5
 at Vancouver Canucks
6
|
Final/OT
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Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 27, 2006
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