Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals

Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	35-41-6
at Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	1	3
Washington Capitals	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	10	7	7	24
Washington Capitals	12	18	10	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:27	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (23)	Sergei Fedorov (19), Alex Ovechkin (36)	Power play	ATL 0, WSH 1
1st	05:20	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (15)	Mike Green (31), Alexander Semin (32)	Power play	ATL 0, WSH 2
1st	16:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (32)	Todd White (38), Vyacheslav Kozlov (35)	Power play	ATL 1, WSH 2
2nd	03:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley (8)	Niclas Havelid (13), Toby Enstrom (13)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 2
2nd	12:25	Washington Capitals	Mike Green (23)	Nicklas Backstrom (50), Alexander Semin (33)	Power play	ATL 2, WSH 3
3rd	04:47	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (10)	Shaone Morrisonn (7), David Steckel (9)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 4
3rd	18:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (16)	Ilya Kovalchuk (34), Marty Reasoner (12)	Shorthanded	ATL 3, WSH 4

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	0	2	0	0	0	0	55.6%	12:45
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		18:15
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	28.6%	09:28
Number 12 T. White	C	1	1	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	47.1%	19:25
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:39
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1		27:59
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	45%	15:47
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:35
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:38
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0		05:30
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	18.2%	19:16
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		12:03
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:04
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	0		14:02
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		23:10
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		19:12
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	6	0		25:46
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		13:55

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	40	36	4	.900	58:33	Loss

Washington Capitals 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 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	-1	2	5	2	2	0		25:28
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		06:59
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	15:33
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0	54.5%	11:23
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		09:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	21:31
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	2	7	2	0	1	80%	17:09
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:44
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	2	3	-2	0	7	0	0	1		19:10
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	47.4%	15:18
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		05:23
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	71.4%	16:18
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		23:46
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:04
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		13:10
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:18
Number 52 M. Green	D	1	1	2	-1	0	5	3	1	1		24:28
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		17:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	24	21	3	.875	59:49	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White	Hooking	2
1st	04:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Slashing	2
1st	07:24	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
1st	12:11	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
1st	15:38	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Roughing	2
2nd	02:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:52	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Tripping	2
2nd	09:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart	Hooking	2
2nd	11:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian	Hooking	2
2nd	13:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Boarding	2
2nd	16:07	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Interference	2
3rd	06:05	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	High sticking	2
3rd	08:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Perrin	Interference	2
3rd	16:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Stephane Auger, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Nathan Oystrick, Joey Crabb, Jim Slater, Joe Motzko, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Staffan Kronwall, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Oct 10, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Apr 7, 2009

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Anaheim Ducks 0 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 26, 2009