Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Preseason Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Nashville Predators 5–4 on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Nashville Predators	4	47-29-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	35-34-13

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Josh Gratton (1)	Jim Slater (2), Chris Thorburn (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, ATL 1
2nd	06:16	Atlanta Thrashers	Nik Antropov (1)	Ilya Kovalchuk (1), Bryan Little (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, ATL 2
2nd	11:13	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (1)	David Legwand (3), Ryan Suter (2)	Power play	NSH 1, ATL 2
3rd	01:21	Nashville Predators	Mike Santorelli (2)	Patric Hornqvist (3), Marcel Goc (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, ATL 3
3rd	09:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Bryan Little (1)	Nik Antropov (2), Toby Enstrom (1)	Power play	NSH 2, ATL 4
3rd	11:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Joey Crabb (1)	Zach Bogosian (1), Rich Peverley (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, ATL 5
3rd	17:52	Nashville Predators	Peter Olvecky (2)	Patric Hornqvist (4)	Even strength	NSH 3, ATL 5
3rd	18:20	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (2)	David Legwand (4)	Even strength	NSH 4, ATL 5

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

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Power-play goals
Number 9 M. Goc	C	0	1	1	0
Number 10 M. Erat	R	2	0	2	1
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	2	2	0
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0
Number 18 M. Santorelli	C	1	0	1	0
Number 21 T. Grant	L	0	0	0	0
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0
Number 24 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	2	2	0
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	0	0	0
Number 38 P. Olvecky	L	1	0	1	0
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0
Number 4 T. Laakso	D	0	0	0	0
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	0
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	0
Number 52 A. Sulzer	D	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Power-play goals
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	0
Number 10 B. Little	C	1	1	2	1
Number 15 J. Crabb	R	1	0	1	0
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	1	1	0
Number 24 J. Gratton	L	1	0	1	0
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	1	1	0
Number 41 T. Stapleton	C	0	0	0	0
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	1	1	0
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	1	2	0
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	0
Number 5 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	0
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	0
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	0
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Paul Devorski, David Banfield
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, David Brisebois
Nashville Predators scratches: Jason Arnott, Wade Belak, Steve Sullivan, J-P Dumont, Jonas Andersson, Nolan Yonkman, Joel Ward, Sergei Soin, Ben Eaves, Anton Lavrentiev, Hugh Jessiman, Konstantin Glazachev, Grigory Shafigulin, Rustam Sidikov, Alexander Radulov, Stanislav Balan, Denis Kulyash, Cody Franson, Patrik Hersley, Cal O'Reilly, Ryan Maki, Mark Dekanich, Ryan Flynn, Niko Snellman, Blake Geoffrion, Ben Ryan, Atte Engren, Jeremy Smith, Ryan Thang, Mark Santorelli, Andreas Thuresson, Jonathon Blum, Robert Dietrich, Ian McKenzie, Colin Wilson, Chet Pickard, Roman Josi, Taylor Stefishen, Jeffrey Foss, Jani Lajunen, Anders Lindback, Ryan Ellis, Zach Budish, Taylor Beck, Charles-Olivier Roussel, Mattias Ekholm, Craig Smith, Michael Latta, Gabriel Bourque, Nick Oliver, Cameron Reid, Arvid Stromberg
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Johan Hedberg, Eric Boulton, Marty Reasoner, Todd White, Jason Krog, Yuri Dobryshkin, Ron Hainsey, Ilya Nikulin, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Drew MacIntyre, Kari Lehtonen, Anthony Stewart, Brett Sterling, Denis Loginov, Rylan Kaip, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Juraj Gracik, Mike Vernace, Matthew Siddall, Andrew Kozek, Chad Denny, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Tomas Pospisil, Andrey Zubarev, Riley Holzapfel, Will O'Neill, Michael Forney, Arturs Kulda, Jonas Enlund, Jesse Martin, Alex Kangas, John Albert, Paul Postma, Niklas Lucenius, Spencer Machacek, Angelo Esposito, Anssi Salmela, Daultan Leveille, Eric O'Dell, Danick Paquette, Vinny Saponari, Nicklas Lasu, Christopher Carrozzi, Zach Redmond, Peter Mannino, Carl Klingberg, Jeremy Morin, Cody Sol, Edward Pasquale, Ben Chiarot, Levko Koper, Jimmy Bubnick, Jordan Samuels-Thomas

2009-2010 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Nashville Predators 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Sep 17, 2009
Nashville Predators 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Washington Capitals 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Calgary Flames 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Sep 23, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Sep 23, 2009