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Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Friday, October 5, 2007 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals 3 43-31-8
at Atlanta Thrashers 1 34-40-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 0 1 3
Atlanta Thrashers 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 14 12 14 40
Atlanta Thrashers 8 12 9 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:41 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1) Power play WSH 1, ATL 0
1st 12:03 Washington Capitals John Erskine (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, ATL 0
2nd 14:54 Atlanta Thrashers Bryan Little (1) Ilya Kovalchuk (1), Alexei Zhitnik (1) Even strength WSH 2, ATL 1
3rd 05:27 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov (1) Mike Green (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength WSH 3, ATL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 40 29
Power play 1 of 7 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 16
Hits 10 20
Blocked shots 7 18
Giveaways 5 6
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 30/57 (52.6%) 27/57 (47.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 6 2 0 0 20:35
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:53
15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 53.3% 20:16
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 20:17
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 +1 2 7 0 2 0 17:18
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:45
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 12:37
25 V. Kozlov C 1 0 1 +1 0 7 0 0 0 56.3% 20:17
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 10:08
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 09:00
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02:28
92 M. Nylander C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 1 54.5% 17:58
2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 +1 4 3 0 0 0 12:18
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 2 0 27:59
4 J. Erskine D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 17:35
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:17
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 20:44
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:35
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 29 28 1 .966 60:00 Win

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:01
10 B. Little C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 60% 13:36
11 E. Perrin C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 0 42.9% 11:46
12 T. White C 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 0 0 36.4% 20:16
13 V. Kozlov L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 100% 18:48
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 66.7% 14:25
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 3 0 21:39
18 M. Hossa R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22:00
21 B. Sterling L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:31
23 J. Slater C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 1 0 36.4% 09:02
29 B. Larsen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 07:21
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 02:57
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 1 0 17:08
5 S. McCarthy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:22
22 K. Klee D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 2 0 14:17
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 6 0 24:38
39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:38
77 A. Zhitnik D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 2 0 29:16
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 40 37 3 .925 58:31 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:53 Atlanta Thrashers Todd White Hooking 2
1st 16:23 Atlanta Thrashers Ken Klee Hooking 2
1st 18:23 Washington Capitals Matt Pettinger Interference 2
2nd 02:27 Washington Capitals Brian Pothier Slashing 2
2nd 05:00 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton Interference 2
2nd 06:10 Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik Cross checking 2
2nd 06:10 Washington Capitals Chris Clark Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 12:05 Washington Capitals John Erskine Tripping 2
2nd 16:24 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk Cross checking 2
2nd 16:40 Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater High sticking 2
3rd 02:39 Washington Capitals Brian Pothier Hooking 2
3rd 06:15 Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater Hooking 2
3rd 07:47 Atlanta Thrashers Ken Klee High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches
Quintin Laing, Brian Sutherby, Alexander Semin, Steve Eminger, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Sami Lepisto
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Joel Kwiatkowski, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic, Chris Thorburn, Colin Stuart, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, 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 Oct 5

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page

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