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Washington 3, Atlanta 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

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

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 4, 2007

Philips Arena

Atlanta, Georgia

THREE STARS

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

B. Johnson
Capitals (G )

Saves: 30
Save Pct.: .938

G. Exelby
Thrashers (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Philips Arena Location: Atlanta, Georgia	Referees: TimPeel, IanWalsh Linesmen: BrianMach, BrianMurphy
Attendance: 18,783 (101.3% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Atlanta

Total Shots
	26
	32

PIM
	8
	6

Hits
	9
	19

Giveaways
	4
	21

Takeaways
	10
	23

Faceoffs Won
	26
	31

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:06		Ilya Kovalchuk (39) Assists: Scott Mellanby	Atlanta 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:21		Steve Eminger: 2 Minutes for Hooking
13:05		Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Slashing Marian Hossa

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
10:08		Boyd Gordon (7) Assists: Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger	Game tied 1-1
13:35		Alex Ovechkin (44) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Muir, Brian Pothier	Washington 2-1
19:17		Alex Ovechkin (45) Assists: Boyd Gordon	Washington 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
12:45		Eric Belanger: 2 Minutes for Hooking Boyd Gordon

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
15:32		Andy Sutton (2) (Shorthanded) Assists: Slava Kozlov, Keith Tkachuk	Washington 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
12:50		Eric Boulton: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
12:50		Eric Boulton: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
18:30		Brooks Laich: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game
19:15		Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for Slashing Marian Hossa

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	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	13:06	2:58	0:04	10:04	6	8	42.9
M. Bradley RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:03	0:00	0:04	10:59	0	0	00.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	8:48	0:00	0:00	8:48	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	31	18:57	2:48	1:36	14:33	0	0	00.0
S. Eminger D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	34	21:38	0:46	1:24	19:28	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:28	1:25	0:00	9:03	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	20:32	0:21	3:43	16:28	6	9	40.0
M. Green D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:17	0:00	0:00	14:17	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	33	22:04	1:40	3:00	17:24	0	0	00.0
J. Klepis C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:06	0:40	0:00	8:26	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	26	14:48	0:58	1:16	12:34	6	6	50.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	30	18:54	0:54	2:40	15:20	0	0	00.0
B. Muir D	0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:54	3:10	1:25	14:19	0	0	00.0
J. Novotny C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:12	0:06	0:00	10:06	3	3	50.0
A. Ovechkin LW	2	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	19:43	3:55	0:00	15:48	0	0	00.0
M. Pettinger LW	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	27	16:51	0:37	1:25	14:49	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	23:44	3:10	1:45	18:49	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	30	19:22	0:36	2:45	16:01	5	5	50.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON

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	-1	2	2	0	1	2	3	1	1	27	20:38	1:46	2:07	16:45	11	9	55.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	1	1	15	7:34	0:00	0:09	7:25	0	0	00.0
G. de Vries D	0	0	-1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:05	1:37	1:21	17:07	0	0	00.0
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	26	17:11	0:05	1:12	15:54	0	0	00.0
G. Exelby D	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	25	16:34	0:00	1:21	15:13	0	0	00.0
N. Havelid D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	28	23:31	3:03	2:39	17:49	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	19	14:54	1:20	0:39	12:55	0	0	00.0
B. Holik C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	14:08	0:05	0:09	13:54	4	5	44.4
M. Hossa RW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	23:36	3:55	1:57	17:44	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	16	12:53	3:48	0:00	9:05	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	25	22:10	2:20	0:47	19:03	0	0	00.0
B. Larsen LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	22	13:14	0:00	1:21	11:53	0	2	00.0
S. Mellanby RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	24	14:20	2:47	0:00	11:33	0	0	00.0
J. Slater C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	7:22	0:00	0:00	7:22	4	2	66.7
A. Sutton D	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	19	15:57	0:05	0:39	15:13	0	0	00.0
K. Tkachuk LW	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	23	17:15	3:39	0:42	12:54	11	7	61.1
J. Vigier RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	6:56	0:00	1:03	5:53	1	1	50.0
A. Zhitnik D	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	28	27:27	4:10	2:39	20:38	0	0	00.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
B. Johnson	32	2	30	.938	60:00	0

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
K. Lehtonen	26	3	23	.885	58:50	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	3	15	8	26
Atlanta	10	11	11	32

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

Wednesday, April 4th

Washington	3	Final
Atlanta	2

San Jose	3	Final
Anaheim	2	SO

ESPN NHL

Washington 3, Atlanta 2

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, April 4th