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Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Atlanta Thrashers 3 34-40-8
at Washington Capitals 6 43-31-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 0 1 2 3
Washington Capitals 2 3 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 6 12 8 26
Washington Capitals 11 10 6 27

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:12 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (3) Unassisted Even strength ATL 0, WSH 1
1st 09:12 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz (2) Alexander Semin (3) Even strength ATL 0, WSH 2
2nd 04:16 Washington Capitals Matt Pettinger (2) Alex Ovechkin (14), Nicklas Backstrom (14) Even strength ATL 0, WSH 3
2nd 12:31 Atlanta Thrashers Todd White (7) Marian Hossa (14), Ilya Kovalchuk (16) Power play ATL 1, WSH 3
2nd 14:06 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (21) Tom Poti (8), Nicklas Backstrom (15) Even strength ATL 1, WSH 4
2nd 15:15 Washington Capitals Mike Green (6) Tomas Fleischmann (4) Even strength ATL 1, WSH 5
3rd 05:29 Washington Capitals Mike Green (7) Viktor Kozlov (13), Shaone Morrisonn (6) Even strength ATL 1, WSH 6
3rd 07:05 Atlanta Thrashers Todd White (8) Niclas Havelid (9), Ilya Kovalchuk (17) Even strength ATL 2, WSH 6
3rd 09:41 Atlanta Thrashers Bobby Holik (3) Vyacheslav Kozlov (9) Even strength ATL 3, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Atlanta Thrashers Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 27
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 15 18
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 10 12
Takeaways 7 9
Faceoffs won 21/45 (46.7%) 24/45 (53.3%)

Box score

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 0 15:46
10 B. Little C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30% 13:57
11 E. Perrin C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 75% 16:01
12 T. White C 2 0 2 -1 0 2 0 1 1 50% 15:32
13 V. Kozlov L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 16:38
16 B. Holik C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 66.7% 12:58
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 2 2 -2 0 5 0 0 0 21:38
18 M. Hossa R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 18:18
23 J. Slater C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 0 14.3% 11:23
27 C. Thorburn R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10:40
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 10:51
38 D. Haydar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:40
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 -4 0 0 5 4 0 19:06
5 S. McCarthy D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 3 0 16:59
22 K. Klee D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 3 0 17:55
28 N. Havelid D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:42
39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 22:06
77 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 18:50
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
32 K. Lehtonen 27 21 6 .778 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +3 0 5 3 0 0 20:14
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 09:17
18 M. Pettinger L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 14:56
19 N. Backstrom C 1 2 3 +3 0 1 0 1 0 50% 19:13
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 64.3% 13:41
25 V. Kozlov C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 3 0 57.1% 16:20
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 18:58
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 57.1% 13:06
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 13:21
50 J. Motzko R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 09:56
53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 13:19
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 12:05
3 T. Poti D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 22:21
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 0 0 17:24
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:03
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 1 1 +3 2 0 0 0 0 17:25
52 M. Green D 2 0 2 +3 0 4 1 0 0 22:21
55 J. Schultz D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 3 1 0 22:16
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 26 23 3 .885 59:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:51 Washington Capitals John Erskine Interference 2
1st 13:24 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov High sticking 2
1st 17:40 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Perrin Tripping 2
2nd 04:27 Atlanta Thrashers Toby Enstrom Tripping 2
2nd 10:43 Washington Capitals Tom Poti Hooking 2
2nd 10:56 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:57 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 15:20 Atlanta Thrashers Chris Thorburn Cross checking 2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Don Waddell
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Andy McElman, Don Henderson
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Brad Larsen, Joel Kwiatkowski, Mark Popovic, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Kevin Doell, Boris Valabik, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Brian Pothier, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

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 Dec 8

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final/SO Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 7 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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