Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Thursday, October 29, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals	4	54-15-13
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	35-34-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	1	1	4
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	3	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	8	11	32
Atlanta Thrashers	8	13	20	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:03	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Mike Green (1), Brooks Laich (1)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 0
1st	14:56	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 0
2nd	04:10	Washington Capitals	Brendan Morrison (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Brooks Laich (2)	Power play	WSH 3, ATL 0
3rd	01:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian (1)	Toby Enstrom (1), Todd White (1)	Power play	WSH 3, ATL 1
3rd	17:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Todd White (1)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, ATL 2
3rd	19:07	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble (1)	Brooks Laich (3)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, ATL 2
3rd	19:59	Atlanta Thrashers	Zach Bogosian (2)	Rich Peverley (1), Nik Antropov (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, ATL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal	32	41
Power play	2 of 5	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	10
Hits	12	18
Blocked shots	11	19
Giveaways	9	12
Takeaways	3	18
Faceoffs won	29/60 (48.3%)	31/60 (51.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals 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 8 A. Ovechkin	L	2	1	3	0	0	6	1	0	1		19:23
Number 9 B. Morrison	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	50%	16:53
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:33
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	16:04
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:45
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	28.6%	16:56
Number 20 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	42.9%	11:59
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	3	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	66.7%	17:46
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:11
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:37
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	72.2%	15:33
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		20:11
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	0		19:42
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		16:47
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:43
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		22:03
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		20:36
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		08:51

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	41	38	3	.927	59:55	Win

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	0	2	6	1	1	0		16:55
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	13:25
Number 12 T. White	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	40%	12:39
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+2	0	6	1	0	0		14:22
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	17:15
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	15:55
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	100%	08:26
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:18
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		06:32
Number 47 R. Peverley	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	50%	20:54
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		19:54
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	38.5%	19:23
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	2	0	2	0	0	5	2	2	1		24:57
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	4	0		20:40
Number 16 C. Schubert	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:23
Number 25 A. Salmela	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	0		14:09
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		21:35
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	0		21:37

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 O. Pavelec	31	28	3	.903	58:36	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:51	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Holding	2
1st	09:30	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Hooking	2
2nd	01:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
2nd	03:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Evander Kane	Hooking	2
2nd	09:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Rich Peverley	Hooking	2
2nd	19:51	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan	Hooking	2
3rd	09:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Anssi Salmela	Holding	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Brad Meier, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Quintin Laing, Eric Fehr
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jason Krog, Mark Popovic

2009-2010 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Oct 22, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Washington Capitals 8 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Jan 9, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 5, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 1, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 9, 2010

Other NHL games on Oct 29

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 29, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 29, 2009

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