Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Sunday, March 2, 2008, 3:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	34-40-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	47-27-8

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	1	0	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	0	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	8	13	9	3	0	33
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	11	10	3	0	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (23)	Sergei Gonchar (43), Evgeni Malkin (51)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 1
1st	02:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (9)	Jarkko Ruutu (8), Alex Goligoski (2)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 2
1st	14:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (4)	Eric Boulton (5), Joel Kwiatkowski (2)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 2
3rd	01:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (15)	Colby Armstrong (17), Joel Kwiatkowski (3)	Power play	ATL 2, PIT 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	Saved
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen	Saved
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Goal
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Saved
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Saved
3	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Saved

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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:20
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	47.1%	19:25
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	53.3%	19:24
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	25%	19:52
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	-1	0	7	1	1	1		15:51
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0	73.9%	17:36
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		24:42
Number 19 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	1	0		20:24
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	09:03
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		10:24
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:44
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	0		06:57
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	4	0		21:36
Number 3 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		20:10
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		20:09
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:31
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	3	1	0		29:27
Number 77 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		25:25

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	34	32	2	.941	65:00	OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		20:54
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	38.1%	22:40
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+1	2	5	2	0		23:58
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		21:58
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	40%	17:34
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		10:06
Number 36 C. James	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:32
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		06:31
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		09:42
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0		14:49
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	+1	4	3	1	1	44.4%	25:02
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1		18:04
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		16:11
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2		24:44
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	2		29:56
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3		25:13
Number 67 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2		16:09

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	33	31	2	.939	65:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference	2
1st	06:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski	High sticking	2
1st	11:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Holding	2
2nd	04:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Interference	2
2nd	15:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Slashing	2
2nd	19:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Interference	2
3rd	06:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Interference	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Don Waddell
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Tony Sericolo
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Ken Klee, Todd White, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Marian Hossa, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Ty Conklin, Tim Brent, Ryan Whitney, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Sidney Crosby

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 24, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Jan 12, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Jan 30, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 2, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 2, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Mar 2, 2008