Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–2 on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	35-41-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	6	45-28-9

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	3	1	6

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	10	4	6	20
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	14	3	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:34	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (30)	Todd White (44), Vyacheslav Kozlov (42)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 0
1st	09:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (6)	Bill Guerin (27), Evgeni Malkin (68)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 1
1st	19:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz (22)	Sidney Crosby (64), Evgeni Malkin (69)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 2
2nd	02:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (20)	Tyler Kennedy (15), Kris Letang (19)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 3
2nd	12:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (31)	Sergei Gonchar (6), Kris Letang (20)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 4
2nd	13:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (32)	Sergei Gonchar (7), Sidney Crosby (65)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 5
2nd	13:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton (3)	Chris Thorburn (8), Eric Perrin (12)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 5
3rd	07:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton (3)	Sergei Gonchar (8), Evgeni Malkin (70)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 6

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Little	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		17:26
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	33.3%	11:09
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	45%	19:17
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		20:16
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	41.7%	13:12
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		20:53
Number 21 B. Sterling	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2		17:41
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	1	1	-1	10	2	6	0		07:37
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	1	0	1	-1	12	2	2	0		06:22
Number 46 S. Machacek	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		09:02
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	70.6%	20:07
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1		11:37
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	1		17:18
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		15:16
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		19:06
Number 25 A. Salmela	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:39
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		27:58
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-2	9	0	3	1		15:58

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	31	25	6	.807	59:56	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	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:16
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0	43.8%	17:33
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		13:08
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1		16:56
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		12:33
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	+1	4	3	3	0	0		15:16
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	12	0	1	0	0	70%	10:34
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		09:57
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	5	1	1	0	0		05:44
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1	0		12:08
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	2	3	5	+1	0	3	2	0	1	42.9%	20:12
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	0	2	4	0	2	0	57.1%	19:42
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		17:30
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:37
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	1	0	1	+1	4	2	0	2	0		18:27
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		20:36
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	3	4	+2	0	5	0	0	1		23:36
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	3	0		20:15

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	20	18	2	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Tripping	2
1st	07:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Colin Stuart	Tripping	2
1st	10:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Interference	2
1st	13:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
1st	15:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Cross checking	2
1st	19:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Brett Sterling	Tripping	2
2nd	03:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Holding	2
2nd	10:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Tripping	2
2nd	12:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley	Tripping	2
3rd	05:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Roughing	2
3rd	08:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Hooking	2
3rd	15:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
3rd	15:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Roughing	2
3rd	15:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	16:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	16:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Roughing	2
3rd	19:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley	Tripping	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Pierre Champoux
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Ron Hainsey, Ilya Kovalchuk, Joey Crabb, Jim Slater, Joe Motzko, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Miroslav Satan, Craig Adams, Dany Sabourin, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, 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

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