Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	45-28-9
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	35-41-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	16	7	31
Atlanta Thrashers	5	6	12	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (11)	Ilya Kovalchuk (11), Mathieu Schneider (4)	Power play	PIT 0, ATL 1
1st	10:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan (9)	Pascal Dupuis (1), Sidney Crosby (17)	Even strength	PIT 1, ATL 1
2nd	12:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (7)	Tyler Kennedy (7)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 1
2nd	13:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (2)	Eric Perrin (4), Toby Enstrom (6)	Even strength	PIT 2, ATL 2
3rd	17:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (4)	Sidney Crosby (18), Evgeni Malkin (24)	Power play	PIT 3, ATL 2

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

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	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		17:24
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	18:13
Number 15 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	73.3%	15:06
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1		13:48
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		11:53
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	16.7%	13:14
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		06:35
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:18
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		11:08
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:30
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		19:03
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	2	3	+2	0	6	0	0	0	50%	24:13
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		16:48
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:35
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0		19:18
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	+2	4	3	0	0	0		21:41
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:00
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

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	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:23
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	17:19
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	12:45
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	60%	12:59
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		17:54
Number 14 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	43.8%	21:12
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		23:18
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	58.3%	11:45
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:39
Number 23 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0	71.4%	09:08
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		11:09
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		06:18
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		17:35
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		23:53
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		15:10
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		22:15
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		15:28
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		23:41

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 O. Pavelec	31	28	3	.903	59:11	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philippe Boucher	Hooking	2
1st	04:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
2nd	02:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	High sticking	2
2nd	06:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Nathan Oystrick	Interference	2
2nd	07:27	Atlanta Thrashers	Marty Reasoner	Hooking	2
2nd	09:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philippe Boucher	Tripping	2
3rd	09:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Hooking	2
3rd	16:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Interference	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Don Koharski, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Mark Eaton, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Paul Bissonnette, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Colin Stuart, Kari Lehtonen, Joey Crabb, Brett Sterling, Boris Valabik, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers 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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Florida Panthers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 20, 2008