Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, December 28, 2008, 5:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2–1 on Sunday, December 28, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	2	53-19-10
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	35-41-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	14	10	4	28
Atlanta Thrashers	10	11	12	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 0, ATL 1
2nd	01:43	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (22)	Marc Savard (32), Dennis Wideman (15)	Even strength	BOS 1, ATL 1
3rd	13:56	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (14)	David Krejci (26), Blake Wheeler (10)	Even strength	BOS 2, ATL 1

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:13
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		12:06
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		13:14
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.6%	12:55
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:34
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:15
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	21.4%	15:25
Number 47 M. St. Pierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	41.7%	15:28
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	100%	10:58
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0		14:14
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0	50%	16:03
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	25%	21:58
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	1		27:31
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		28:22
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		17:12
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:30
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		14:44
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:43

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	33	32	1	.970	59:38	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	76.9%	12:41
Number 10 B. Little	C	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	66.7%	17:48
Number 11 E. Perrin	C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:44
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	62.5%	20:10
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		18:47
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		21:57
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	81.3%	15:49
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		11:56
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	80%	12:37
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		11:20
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:12
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		12:48
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		23:34
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		13:11
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		15:41
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	7		18:15
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		23:18
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:04

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	28	26	2	.929	59:08	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Hooking	2
1st	09:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Marty Reasoner	Hooking	2
1st	17:20	Boston Bruins	Vladimir Sobotka	Hooking	2
1st	17:43	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Slashing	2
2nd	03:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	Interference	2
2nd	09:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little	Holding	2
2nd	16:53	Boston Bruins	Martin St. Pierre	Tripping	2
3rd	02:50	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	15:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	Hooking	2
3rd	18:03	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Tripping	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Marc Joannette, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, David Brisebois
Boston Bruins scratches: Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Patrice Bergeron, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Lashoff, Mikko Lehtonen
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Garnet Exelby, Jason Williams, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian

Every Boston Bruins and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Boston Bruins 7 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 12, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Ottawa Senators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Dec 28, 2008