Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	35-41-6

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	14	9	1	32
Atlanta Thrashers	9	9	6	6	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:01	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (36)	Jason Pominville (43), Derek Roy (40)	Power play	BUF 1, ATL 0
1st	08:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian (7)	Ilya Kovalchuk (48), Bryan Little (19)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 1
2nd	10:26	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (25)	Ron Hainsey (31), Colby Armstrong (16)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 2
2nd	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (37)	Derek Roy (41), Jaroslav Spacek (30)	Power play	BUF 2, ATL 2
OT	04:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (41)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 2, ATL 3

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

Buffalo Sabres 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 D. Roy	C	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0	1	0	56.3%	23:55
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	43.8%	14:27
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	21:58
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		07:15
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		14:48
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:32
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	0	2	-2	0	7	1	1	2		18:40
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	2	0	40%	14:16
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		23:36
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:01
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:24
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:53
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		24:28
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	1	0		23:26
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		21:57
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		15:03
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		16:20
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		22:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	30	27	3	.900	64:30	OT loss

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	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	50%	18:58
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	14:47
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	21.4%	19:22
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0		14:42
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	1		24:49
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	66.7%	13:51
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1		13:27
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	70%	15:13
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		12:53
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1		10:10
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	83.3%	15:17
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:03
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	7		23:19
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	1	0	1	+2	4	3	3	0		22:20
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0		24:31
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		18:42
Number 25 A. Salmela	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:03
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		27:52

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	32	30	2	.938	64:10	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
1st	13:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	07:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Roughing	2
2nd	12:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian	Roughing	2
2nd	12:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
2nd	18:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Slashing	2
3rd	07:57	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2
3rd	15:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian	Tripping	2
3rd	17:52	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Tim Peel, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Patrick Lalime, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Andrej Sekera, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Kari Lehtonen, Joey Crabb, Joe Motzko, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek

Every Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 7, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Apr 1, 2009

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New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 1, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 1, 2009
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 1, 2009
St. Louis Blues 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 1, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 1, 2009