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Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 on Thursday, December 18, 2008 on the road.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 3 1 6
Atlanta Thrashers 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 9 5 20
Atlanta Thrashers 9 10 12 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (4) Tim Wallace (1), Jordan Staal (9) Even strength PIT 1, ATL 0
1st 09:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (13) Petr Sykora (14) Even strength PIT 2, ATL 0
1st 19:21 Atlanta Thrashers Marty Reasoner (6) Ilya Kovalchuk (21), Chris Thorburn (3) Even strength PIT 2, ATL 1
2nd 03:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (11) Evgeni Malkin (38), Sidney Crosby (32) Power play PIT 3, ATL 1
2nd 05:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Miroslav Satan (12) Jeff Taffe (2), Ruslan Fedotenko (8) Power play PIT 4, ATL 1
2nd 07:32 Atlanta Thrashers Bryan Little (12) Todd White (18), Vyacheslav Kozlov (12) Power play PIT 4, ATL 2
2nd 08:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Philippe Boucher (2) Evgeni Malkin (39), Petr Sykora (15) Even strength PIT 5, ATL 2
3rd 14:55 Atlanta Thrashers Colby Armstrong (7) Unassisted Even strength PIT 5, ATL 3
3rd 19:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (14) Sidney Crosby (33), Rob Scuderi (8) Even strength, Empty net PIT 6, ATL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 20 31
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 22 18
Hits 23 17
Blocked shots 15 5
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 5 7
Faceoffs won 27/61 (44.3%) 34/61 (55.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:32
11 J. Staal C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 0 1 59.1% 21:15
17 P. Sykora R 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 15:35
22 J. Taffe L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 10:03
24 M. Cooke L 1 0 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 17:07
26 R. Fedotenko L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 1 0 12:58
28 E. Godard R 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 05:31
33 R. Stone C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 5 1 0 10:07
63 T. Wallace R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 12:00
71 E. Malkin C 2 2 4 +3 2 3 1 0 0 35.7% 24:23
81 M. Satan R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 16:04
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 -1 2 0 0 1 0 38.9% 20:57
4 R. Scuderi D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 3 0 24:00
7 M. Eaton D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 16:52
13 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 18:45
43 P. Boucher D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 19:17
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 3 0 21:40
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 17:41
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 31 28 3 .903 60:00 Win

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
10 B. Little C 1 0 1 -3 0 1 0 0 1 15:57
11 E. Perrin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:37
12 T. White C 0 1 1 -3 0 3 1 0 0 28.6% 17:30
13 V. Kozlov L 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 15:41
14 J. Williams C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 76.9% 15:34
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 25:25
19 M. Reasoner C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 52.6% 15:37
20 C. Armstrong R 1 0 1 0 12 2 0 0 0 11:30
23 J. Slater C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 90% 13:25
27 C. Thorburn R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 0 0 100% 13:25
36 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 09:51
42 J. Crabb R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15:15
6 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 25:52
7 N. Oystrick D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 1 0 20:10
28 N. Havelid D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 22:42
39 T. Enstrom D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 23:24
48 B. Valabik D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 16:20
51 S. Lehman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:03
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
1 J. Hedberg 6 6 0 1.000 30:47
31 O. Pavelec 13 8 5 .615 27:57 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Ruslan Fedotenko Boarding 2
1st 19:21 Atlanta Thrashers Boris Valabik Roughing 2
1st 19:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
1st 19:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Roughing 2
2nd 02:59 Atlanta Thrashers Joey Crabb Holding 2
2nd 04:27 Atlanta Thrashers Colby Armstrong High sticking 2
2nd 07:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Eaton Hooking 2
2nd 10:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke High sticking 2
2nd 13:28 Atlanta Thrashers Jim Slater Tripping 2
3rd 02:52 Atlanta Thrashers Colby Armstrong Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 02:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Godard Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 08:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
John Anderson
Referees
Chris Rooney, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Mike Zigomanis, Max Talbot, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Paul Bissonnette, Tyler Kennedy, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Mathieu Schneider, Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Kari Lehtonen, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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St. Louis Blues 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Dallas Stars 6 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page

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