Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals

Sunday, April 5, 2009, 3:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–4 on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at home.

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

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	2	1	4
Washington Capitals	1	1	4	6

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	6	12	15	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:13	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 0, WSH 1
1st	07:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong (20)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (48), Rich Peverley (27)	Even strength	ATL 1, WSH 1
2nd	01:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (8)	Eric Perrin (16)	Shorthanded	ATL 2, WSH 1
2nd	09:43	Washington Capitals	Keith Aucoin (2)	Alex Ovechkin (50), Alexander Semin (44)	Power play	ATL 2, WSH 2
2nd	15:39	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (42)	Bryan Little (20), Todd White (50)	Even strength	ATL 3, WSH 2
3rd	02:43	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (9)	Brooks Laich (29), Eric Fehr (13)	Even strength	ATL 3, WSH 3
3rd	05:04	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (12)	Brooks Laich (30), Michael Nylander (23)	Even strength	ATL 3, WSH 4
3rd	08:20	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (31)	Tomas Fleischmann (17), Keith Aucoin (3)	Even strength	ATL 3, WSH 5
3rd	19:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (26)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 4, WSH 5
3rd	19:47	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (20)	Nicklas Backstrom (61), Alex Ovechkin (51)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 4, WSH 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	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0		19:09
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1		14:06
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	28.6%	20:01
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0		19:09
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-2	0	4	2	1		24:52
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	45%	14:41
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	2		15:12
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	62.5%	11:17
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:48
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		06:06
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	30.8%	16:59
Number 49 C. Stuart	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		10:29
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		13:45
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	4		19:48
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	2		22:13
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		11:42
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	3		25:17
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1		17:12

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	32	27	5	.844	58:59	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	2	2	-2	0	11	1	1	0		25:21
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		08:24
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:49
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		08:08
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0	75%	24:12
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	0	1	60%	10:19
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	2	3	+1	2	1	1	1	0	75%	17:16
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		10:24
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		19:46
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	70%	12:29
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	60%	15:19
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	50%	10:42
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		22:58
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	3	0		15:22
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	1	0		15:30
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		13:48
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		25:40
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	0	0		17:33

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	24	20	4	.833	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Boris Valabik	Tripping	2
1st	08:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Nathan Oystrick	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	10:02	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	High sticking	2
1st	12:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding	2
1st	15:24	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	High sticking	2
1st	16:54	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
1st	19:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey	Roughing	2
2nd	03:05	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
2nd	06:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong	Interference	2
2nd	09:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley	Hooking	2
2nd	15:53	Washington Capitals	Keith Aucoin	Hooking	2
3rd	12:40	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Hooking	2
3rd	16:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Boarding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Tim Nowak
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Kari Lehtonen, Joey Crabb, Joe Motzko, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Dan Turple, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Anssi Salmela
Washington Capitals scratches: Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Graham Mink, Staffan Kronwall, Boyd Gordon, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Michal Neuvirth, 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

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 5, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Apr 5, 2009