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Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–3 on Friday, March 21, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals 5 43-31-8
at Atlanta Thrashers 3 34-40-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 4 5
Atlanta Thrashers 0 3 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 14 23 45
Atlanta Thrashers 6 10 2 18

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:18 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (59) Nicklas Backstrom (50), Viktor Kozlov (32) Even strength WSH 1, ATL 0
2nd 04:11 Atlanta Thrashers Toby Enstrom (5) Mark Recchi (33), Vyacheslav Kozlov (23) Power play WSH 1, ATL 1
2nd 07:57 Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater (5) Eric Perrin (30) Shorthanded WSH 1, ATL 2
2nd 16:06 Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater (6) Eric Perrin (31), Colby Armstrong (20) Even strength WSH 1, ATL 3
3rd 11:30 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (60) Mike Green (31), Tom Poti (24) Even strength WSH 2, ATL 3
3rd 16:00 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (13) Mike Green (32), Cristobal Huet (2) Even strength WSH 3, ATL 3
3rd 16:32 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (14) Alex Ovechkin (45) Even strength WSH 4, ATL 3
3rd 19:52 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon (6) Brooks Laich (13), Alex Ovechkin (46) Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, ATL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 45 18
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 15 20
Blocked shots 7 13
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 7 8
Faceoffs won 25/50 (50%) 25/50 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 2 4 +4 0 9 0 0 0 25:54
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 10:19
14 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 15:11
15 B. Gordon C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 60% 10:09
19 N. Backstrom C 2 1 3 +3 0 3 1 0 0 75% 22:32
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 17:23
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 11:57
25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 +4 0 8 0 0 0 33.3% 19:37
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:58
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 10:19
53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 07:24
91 S. Fedorov C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 47.1% 17:30
3 T. Poti D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 23:57
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 13:17
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 3 0 0 16:14
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:47
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 +3 0 7 0 0 0 25:01
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 20:53
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
38 C. Huet 18 15 3 .833 60:00 Win

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
8 M. Recchi R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 15:28
10 B. Little C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 42.9% 13:36
11 E. Perrin C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 100% 19:54
12 T. White C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 40% 11:09
13 V. Kozlov L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 1 0 15:21
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 1 0 45% 16:52
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 0 0 17:17
19 C. Armstrong R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 17:51
23 J. Slater C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 50% 19:16
27 C. Thorburn R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 13:17
29 B. Larsen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 07:35
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 08:20
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 22:37
5 S. McCarthy D 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 18:58
7 M. Popovic D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12:15
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 24:44
39 T. Enstrom D 1 0 1 -3 0 2 0 2 1 26:38
48 B. Valabik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 11:50
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 44 40 4 .909 59:02 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:00 Atlanta Thrashers Boris Valabik Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 12:37 Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov Boarding 2
2nd 03:33 Washington Capitals Quintin Laing Hooking 2
2nd 07:25 Atlanta Thrashers Bobby Holik Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 10:20 Atlanta Thrashers Steve McCarthy Cross checking 2
3rd 04:28 Atlanta Thrashers Steve McCarthy Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Don Waddell
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Mike Cvik, Don Henderson
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Donald Brashear, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Brent Johnson, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, David Steckel, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Ken Klee, Alexei Zhitnik, Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Colin Stuart, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final/OT Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final/SO Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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