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Atlanta 4, Washington 6

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
ATL(35-41-6)	1	2	1	4
WAS(50-24-8)	1	1	4	6

Final

3:00 PM ET, April 5, 2009

Verizon Center

Washington, DC

THREE STARS

T. Fleischmann
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

K. Aucoin
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

M. Nylander
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC	Referees: Dan Marouelli, Rob Martell Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Pierre Champoux
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Atlanta

Washington

Total Shots
	24
	33

PIM
	14
	12

Hits
	23
	19

Giveaways
	15
	19

Takeaways
	11
	8

Faceoffs Won
	22
	39

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:13		Tomas Fleischmann (18) Unassisted	Washington 1-0
7:48		Colby Armstrong (20) Assists: Slava Kozlov, Rich Peverley	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:12		Boris Valabik: 2 Minutes for Tripping Nicklas Backstrom
8:36		Nathan Oystrick: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
10:02		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Colin Stuart
12:17		Garnet Exelby: 2 Minutes for Holding Viktor Kozlov
15:24		Milan Jurcina: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Slava Kozlov
16:54		Brooks Laich: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ilya Kovalchuk
19:55		Ron Hainsey: 2 Minutes for Roughing Alex Ovechkin

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:23		Jim Slater (8) (Shorthanded) Assists: Eric Perrin	Atlanta 2-1
9:43		Keith Aucoin (2) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin	Game tied 2-2
15:39		Ilya Kovalchuk (42) Assists: Bryan Little, Todd White	Atlanta 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:05		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Bryan Little
6:06		Colby Armstrong: 2 Minutes for Interference of John Erskine
9:28		Rich Peverley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Viktor Kozlov
15:53		Keith Aucoin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Rich Peverley

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:43		Michael Nylander (9) Assists: Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr	Game tied 3-3
5:04		Eric Fehr (12) Assists: Brooks Laich, Michael Nylander	Washington 4-3
8:20		Alexander Semin (31) Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Keith Aucoin	Washington 5-3
19:16		Slava Kozlov (26) Unassisted	Washington 5-4
19:47		Brooks Laich (21) (Empty net) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin	Washington 6-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
12:40		John Erskine: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marty Reasoner
16:10		Eric Boulton: 2 Minutes for Boarding Eric Fehr

Player Summary

Atlanta Thrashers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Armstrong RW	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	0	18	15:12	3:29	0:00	11:43	0	1	00.0
Z. Bogosian D	0	0	1	2	1	4	0	0	4	0	1	23	19:48	1:30	5:33	12:45	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	10	6:06	0:01	0:00	6:05	0	0	00.0
T. Enstrom D	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	25	25:17	9:23	5:09	10:45	0	0	00.0
G. Exelby D	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	25	13:45	0:01	1:55	11:49	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	28	22:13	1:32	5:35	15:06	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	1	0	-2	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	19	24:52	9:25	1:37	13:50	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	19:09	8:51	0:12	10:06	0	0	00.0
B. Little C	0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	18	19:09	7:26	0:00	11:43	0	4	00.0
N. Oystrick D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	21	11:42	0:06	0:00	11:36	0	0	00.0
E. Perrin C	0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21	14:06	1:59	4:50	7:17	0	0	00.0
R. Peverley C	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	21	16:59	3:29	0:49	12:41	4	9	30.8
M. Reasoner C	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	20	14:41	0:00	6:43	7:58	9	11	45.0
J. Slater C	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:17	0:01	4:42	6:34	5	3	62.5
C. Stuart C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:29	0:00	4:16	6:13	0	0	00.0
C. Thorburn RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	9	6:48	0:01	0:00	6:47	0	1	00.0
B. Valabik D	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	23	17:12	0:00	5:10	12:02	0	0	00.0
T. White C	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	20:01	7:26	0:15	12:20	4	10	28.6
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
K Lehtonen									Scratched
A Salmela									Scratched

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. Aucoin C	1	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	14	10:19	2:03	0:00	8:16	3	2	60.0
N. Backstrom C	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	23	24:12	6:52	5:25	11:55	12	4	75.0
M. Bradley RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	11	8:24	0:05	0:40	7:39	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	2	5	0	3	23	15:22	0:53	2:02	12:27	0	0	00.0
S. Fedorov C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	15:19	2:16	0:14	12:49	9	6	60.0
E. Fehr RW	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	8:08	0:44	0:00	7:24	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	14:49	3:48	2:49	8:12	0	0	00.0
M. Green D	0	0	0	2	5	1	1	2	1	0	1	25	25:40	10:22	3:37	11:41	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	21	15:30	0:00	1:22	14:08	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:24	1:22	0:13	8:49	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	21	17:16	6:16	3:21	7:39	3	1	75.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	13:48	0:00	2:34	11:14	0	0	00.0
M. Nylander C	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	13	10:42	2:07	0:00	8:35	5	5	50.0
A. Ovechkin LW	0	2	-2	11	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	25:21	10:38	0:08	14:35	0	1	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	23	22:58	3:09	7:31	12:18	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	17:33	0:10	4:16	13:07	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	19:46	7:40	3:02	9:04	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	15	12:29	0:00	6:00	6:29	7	3	70.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
B Pothier									Scratched
Q Laing									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Hedberg	32	5	27	.844	58:59	0

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	24	4	20	.833	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Atlanta	10	7	7	24
Washington	6	12	15	33

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

Sunday, April 5th

Minnesota	2	Final
Detroit	3

Atlanta	4	Final
Washington	6

Pittsburgh	2	Final
Florida	4

Chicago	1	Final
Columbus	0	OT

San Jose	3	Final
Anaheim	2

Colorado	4	Final
Vancouver	1

ESPN NHL

Atlanta 4, Washington 6

Final

NHL Scores

Sunday, April 5th