Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	35-34-13
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	47-28-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	0	2	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	16	8	9	33
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	12	13	37

Three stars

J. Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
R. Fedotenko, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Slater, Atlanta Thrashers (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang (1)	Matt Cooke (1)	Even strength	ATL 0, PIT 1
2nd	02:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (1)	Chris Thorburn (1), Pavel Kubina (1)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 1
2nd	08:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (1)	Tyler Kennedy (1)	Even strength	ATL 1, PIT 2
2nd	14:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Jordan Staal (1), Alex Goligoski (1)	Power play	ATL 1, PIT 3
2nd	16:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 3
3rd	08:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Luca Caputi (1)	Evgeni Malkin (1), Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 4
3rd	15:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (2)	Tyler Kennedy (2), Brent Johnson (1)	Even strength	ATL 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Atlanta Thrashers	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	33	37
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	25	23
Blocked shots	9	12
Giveaways	4	12
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	35/57 (61.4%)	22/57 (38.6%)

Box score

Atlanta Thrashers

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. Kane	L	0	0	0	-1	4	4	1	0	0		12:45
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:44
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	1	0	65%	18:47
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:10
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-3	2	3	1	1	0		20:59
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0	44.4%	16:37
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:13
Number 23 J. Slater	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0	70%	08:53
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		07:57
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		05:56
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78.6%	17:47
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	0	0		19:09
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		24:30
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		21:36
Number 16 C. Schubert	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	5	1	0		18:55
Number 25 A. Salmela	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	5	2	0		15:18
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0		17:53
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	1	0		18:47

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 O. Pavelec	37	32	5	.865	60:00	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

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	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		16:58
Number 11 J. Staal	C	2	1	3	+3	0	6	3	0	0	44.4%	20:20
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		20:54
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		07:15
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	0	0		19:02
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	0	1		14:38
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	28.6%	07:10
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		03:36
Number 39 L. Caputi	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	1	0		14:14
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	2	2	+3	0	2	1	0	0		15:15
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0	30%	21:37
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	20:44
Number 3 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	1	0		22:09
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		16:34
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		13:21
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		21:24
Number 58 K. Letang	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	4	0	0		24:43
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		16:18

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	33	31	2	.939	59:48	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane	Tripping	2
2nd	10:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane	Hooking	2
2nd	12:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Ron Hainsey	Hooking	2
2nd	18:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski	Tripping	2
3rd	01:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Interference	2
3rd	18:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Tripping	2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Mike Leggo, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Don Henderson
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Nik Antropov, Mark Popovic, Boris Valabik
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Max Talbot, Chris Kunitz

2009-2010 season series

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Nov 21, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 3, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 10, 2010

Other NHL games on Jan 5

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Dallas Stars 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Minnesota Wild 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Jan 5, 2010

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