Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	35-41-6
at New York Islanders	2	26-47-9

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	2	4
New York Islanders	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	14	8	27
New York Islanders	10	7	8	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider (3)	Boris Valabik (5), Eric Boulton (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, NYI 0
2nd	06:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (13)	Todd White (19), Vyacheslav Kozlov (14)	Even strength	ATL 2, NYI 0
2nd	16:48	New York Islanders	Andy Hilbert (8)	Richard Park (9), Mark Streit (19)	Even strength	ATL 2, NYI 1
3rd	00:23	New York Islanders	Sean Bergenheim (5)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ATL 2, NYI 2
3rd	07:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (14)	Ilya Kovalchuk (23), Vyacheslav Kozlov (15)	Power play	ATL 3, NYI 2
3rd	19:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Colby Armstrong (9)	Ilya Kovalchuk (24), Jason Williams (10)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 4, NYI 2

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Little	C	2	0	2	0	0	4	3	1	1	100%	14:00
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:06
Number 12 T. White	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	75%	16:18
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:18
Number 14 J. Williams	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	15:54
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	2	2	-1	0	4	0	3	0		19:39
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	42.9%	16:10
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		15:19
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	1	0	77.8%	11:55
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		13:29
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0		10:26
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0	100%	14:10
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		22:56
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		14:44
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	1	0	1	+2	4	1	1	4	0		21:11
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		23:23
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0		21:34
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0		13:28

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0		16:06
Number 10 R. Park	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	52.2%	20:47
Number 11 A. Hilbert	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		14:12
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	16.7%	15:25
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		16:28
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		13:30
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		11:33
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0		16:59
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	09:45
Number 29 B. Walter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	57.1%	09:16
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:17
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	22.2%	18:39
Number 2 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	0		25:41
Number 14 C. Campoli	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:03
Number 17 T. Pock	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:22
Number 26 J. Callahan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3		18:06
Number 32 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		21:05
Number 44 F. Meyer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		23:50

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. MacDonald	26	23	3	.885	58:59	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	Hooking	2
2nd	00:55	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter	Holding	2
2nd	19:18	New York Islanders	Mark Streit	High sticking	2
3rd	05:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	Hooking	2
3rd	06:39	New York Islanders	Mike Comrie	Slashing	2
3rd	10:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Hooking	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
New York Islanders head coach: Scott Gordon
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Erik Christensen, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Sillinger, Doug Weight, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Mitchell Fritz, Brett Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Jeremy Colliton, Bruno Gervais, Nate Thompson, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Joel Rechlicz, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino

Every Atlanta Thrashers and New York Islanders game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
New York Islanders 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 29, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Ottawa Senators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Dallas Stars 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Nashville Predators 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 23, 2008