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Washington 2, Atlanta 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(28-40-14)	0	1	1	2
ATL(43-28-11)	2	1	1	4

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 12, 2007

Philips Arena

Atlanta, Georgia

THREE STARS

E. Boulton
Thrashers (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

K. Lehtonen
Thrashers (G )

Saves: 31
Save Pct.: .939

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Philips Arena Location: Atlanta, Georgia	Referees: ChrisRooney, DeanWarren Linesmen: PierreChampoux, DanSchachte
Attendance: 14,041 (75.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Atlanta

Total Shots
	33
	21

PIM
	4
	6

Hits
	13
	17

Giveaways
	11
	17

Takeaways
	5
	18

Faceoffs Won
	25
	31

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:26		Slava Kozlov (23) Assists: Marian Hossa	Atlanta 1-0
16:51		Bobby Holik (12) Assists: Eric Boulton	Atlanta 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:57		Marian Hossa: 2 Minutes for Holding Boyd Gordon
4:25		Chris Clark: 2 Minutes for Tripping Bobby Holik

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:27		Alex Ovechkin (39) Assists: Jiri Novotny	Atlanta 2-1
14:30		Keith Tkachuk (24) Assists: Eric Boulton	Atlanta 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:23		Shane Hnidy: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Ovechkin
12:01		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Eric Boulton)
16:56		Ben Clymer: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Kari Lehtonen
19:39		Garnet Exelby: 2 Minutes for Holding Alex Ovechkin

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:26		Alex Ovechkin (40) (Power Play) Assists: Ben Clymer, Alexander Semin	Atlanta 3-2
9:35		Ilya Kovalchuk (36) Assists: Jon Sim	Atlanta 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
K. Beech C	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:37	2:40	0:00	8:57	2	5	28.6
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:16	0:08	1:01	11:07	0	1	00.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	13	12:00	2:10	0:00	9:50	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	1	6	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	28	19:47	4:19	0:00	15:28	2	0	100.0
B. Clymer RW	0	1	-2	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	16	11:45	3:07	0:00	8:38	0	0	00.0
S. Eminger D	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	15:17	0:08	2:26	12:42	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:05	1:43	0:00	10:22	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:22	0:00	2:59	12:23	7	5	58.3
M. Green D	0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:37	1:34	0:00	9:03	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:15	0:07	1:34	19:34	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	18:53	5:20	1:51	11:42	8	6	57.1
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	25	18:48	0:00	1:49	16:59	0	0	00.0
J. Novotny C	0	1	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	15:42	0:36	0:00	15:06	5	11	31.3
A. Ovechkin LW	2	0	-1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	30	25:33	5:30	0:00	20:03	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	25:11	5:22	0:07	19:42	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	27	19:09	0:08	2:04	16:57	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	1	-1	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	18:47	5:29	0:00	13:18	0	0	00.0
B. Sutherby C	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:13	0:34	2:09	10:30	1	3	25.0

Atlanta Thrashers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Belanger C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	21:11	1:25	3:23	16:23	12	11	52.2
E. Boulton LW	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	13	6:42	0:00	0:00	6:42	0	0	00.0
G. de Vries D	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	30	22:09	0:57	3:11	18:01	0	0	00.0
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	13:04	0:00	3:00	10:04	1	0	100.0
G. Exelby D	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	4	1	1	27	18:27	0:00	1:52	16:35	0	0	00.0
N. Havelid D	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	30	24:44	3:03	4:36	17:05	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	20	14:14	0:57	0:00	13:17	0	0	00.0
B. Holik C	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	20	13:07	0:00	0:24	12:43	5	5	50.0
M. Hossa RW	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	4	1	28	21:49	2:24	1:00	18:25	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	22	16:15	2:35	0:00	13:40	0	1	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	19:04	1:36	1:00	16:28	0	0	00.0
B. Larsen LW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	15:18	0:00	3:22	11:56	3	1	75.0
S. Mellanby RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	9:48	1:36	0:00	8:12	0	0	00.0
J. Sim LW	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	0	0	00.0
A. Sutton D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:20	0:00	1:19	13:01	0	0	00.0
K. Tkachuk LW	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	15:16	2:24	0:00	12:52	10	7	58.8
J. Vigier RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:15	0:00	3:23	5:52	0	0	00.0
A. Zhitnik D	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	31	26:04	3:03	4:36	18:25	0	0	00.0

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
F. Cassivi	6	1	5	.833	18:50	0
B. Johnson	15	3	12	.8	39:56	0

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
K. Lehtonen	33	2	31	.939	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	7	15	11	33
Atlanta	10	5	6	21

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	1 of 0
Atlanta	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Monday, March 12th

Washington	2	Final
Atlanta	4

St. Louis	4	Final
Calgary	5	SO

Philadelphia	0	Final
Phoenix	4

Edmonton	1	Final
Los Angeles	5

ESPN NHL

Washington 2, Atlanta 4

Final

NHL Scores

Monday, March 12th