Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	1	35-41-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	45-28-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	9	14	28
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	8	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (14)	Ryan Whitney (2), Evgeni Malkin (46)	Power play	ATL 0, PIT 1
2nd	12:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (15)	Evgeni Malkin (47)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 2
2nd	15:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (16)	Evgeni Malkin (48), Ryan Whitney (3)	Power play	ATL 0, PIT 3
3rd	14:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (14)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (21), Todd White (24)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 3

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

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 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	55.6%	15:54
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		15:06
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	55%	16:46
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	5	0	0		17:02
Number 14 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		18:38
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	2	1		22:20
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	66.7%	13:51
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	7	3	2	1	0		13:02
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	44.4%	12:29
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	07:52
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:04
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		15:39
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		21:03
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:30
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		20:23
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	0		20:28
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		24:48
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0	0		13:17

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	29	26	3	.897	59:17	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:53
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	55.6%	20:50
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	2	0	2	+1	0	7	0	0	1		17:14
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	17:46
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	46.2%	17:43
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		00:35
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:51
Number 42 D. Jeffrey	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	11:37
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		18:18
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	3	3	+1	0	1	0	1	0	50%	22:34
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:26
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	0	1	0	4	8	1	0	1	56.5%	20:54
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0		17:55
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		22:41
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	2	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0		22:03
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		21:56
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	10	2	0		20:08
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		14:44

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	High sticking double minor	4
1st	09:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Holding	2
1st	16:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Tripping	2
2nd	14:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Hooking	2
3rd	10:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White	Holding	2
3rd	12:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Slashing	2
3rd	15:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Hooking	2
3rd	19:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Cross checking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Miller
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Bryan Little, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Florida Panthers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Jan 6, 2009