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Atlanta 4, St. Louis 2

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	1	2	3	T
ATL(11-7-3)	2	1	1	4
STL(9-9-4)	1	0	1	2

Final

8:00 PM ET, October 8, 2009

Scottrade Center

St. Louis, Missouri

THREE STARS

I. Kovalchuk
Thrashers (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

O. Pavelec
Thrashers (G )

Saves: 29
Save Pct.: .935

E. Johnson
Blues (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Scottrade Center Location: St. Louis, Missouri	Referees: Tim Peel, Frederick L'Ecuyer Linesmen: Brian Mach, Andy McElman
Attendance: 19,150 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Atlanta

St. Louis

Total Shots
	22
	31

PIM
	6
	4

Hits
	17
	30

Giveaways
	4
	11

Takeaways
	7
	10

Faceoffs Won
	28
	21

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:01		Keith Tkachuk (3) Assists: Brad Boyes, Barret Jackman	St. Louis 1-0
7:49		Eric Boulton (1) Assists: Chris Thorburn, Anssi Salmela	Game tied 1-1
10:18		Ilya Kovalchuk (3) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Little, Tobias Enstrom	Atlanta 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:51		Roman Polak: 2 Minutes for Interference of Bryan Little
15:39		Ilya Kovalchuk: 2 Minutes for Hooking Erik Johnson

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:43		Evander Kane (1) Assists: Rich Peverley, Colby Armstrong	Atlanta 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:03		Zach Bogosian: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Andy McDonald
3:06		Marty Reasoner: 2 Minutes for Hooking Keith Tkachuk
7:14		Carlo Colaiacovo: 2 Minutes for Interference of Colby Armstrong

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:16		Roman Polak (1) Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Erik Johnson	Atlanta 3-2
19:29		Ilya Kovalchuk (4) (Empty net) Assists: Marty Reasoner, Pavel Kubina	Atlanta 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

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	%
M. Afinogenov RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	14	13:58	0:27	0:00	13:31	0	1	00.0
N. Antropov C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	16:59	0:27	0:07	16:25	2	5	28.6
C. Armstrong RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:18	0:00	1:56	12:22	1	0	100.0
Z. Bogosian D	0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	28	22:47	0:19	1:58	20:30	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	6:35	0:00	0:00	6:35	0	0	00.0
T. Enstrom D	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	20:31	3:00	0:32	16:59	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	19:36	0:00	2:53	16:43	0	0	00.0
E. Kane C	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	14:38	0:00	2:43	11:55	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	2	0	-1	5	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	20:45	3:08	0:00	17:37	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	15:42	3:00	0:00	12:42	0	1	00.0
P. Kubina D	0	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	27	20:56	0:27	2:53	17:36	0	0	00.0
B. Little C	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:48	3:00	0:00	15:48	2	3	40.0
R. Peverley C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	16:50	0:27	2:36	13:47	11	2	84.6
M. Reasoner C	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	11:50	0:00	1:55	9:55	6	2	75.0
A. Salmela D	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:28	0:00	1:09	13:19	0	0	00.0
C. Schubert D	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	23	18:37	0:00	2:35	16:02	0	0	00.0
C. Thorburn RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:25	0:00	1:56	7:29	1	0	100.0
T. White C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:05	3:00	0:47	13:18	5	7	41.7
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Popovic									Healthy
J Slater									Healthy

St. Louis Blues												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
D. Backes RW	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:41	2:57	0:56	14:48	3	6	33.3
P. Berglund C	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	12:53	2:28	0:00	10:25	2	2	50.0
B. Boyes RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	16:29	2:45	0:00	13:44	1	0	100.0
C. Colaiacovo D	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	24	15:23	1:52	0:00	13:31	0	0	00.0
B. Crombeen RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:06	0:00	0:00	12:06	0	0	00.0
B. Jackman D	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	22	20:16	0:16	1:58	18:02	0	0	00.0
E. Johnson D	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	25	25:35	4:02	0:00	21:33	0	0	00.0
P. Kariya LW	0	0	-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:22	3:31	0:00	13:51	0	0	00.0
J. McClement C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	16	15:20	0:00	2:31	12:49	6	3	66.7
A. McDonald C	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	23	18:10	3:16	0:00	14:54	2	4	33.3
T. Oshie C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	21	16:11	3:15	1:03	11:53	0	2	00.0
D. Perron LW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:44	2:07	0:00	12:37	0	0	00.0
R. Polak D	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	2	3	0	3	25	22:50	0:06	1:31	21:13	0	0	00.0
A. Steen C	0	0	1	5	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	18:06	0:16	2:24	15:26	0	2	00.0
D. Sydor D	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:20	0:06	1:29	16:45	0	0	00.0
K. Tkachuk LW	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	15:25	2:32	0:00	12:53	7	9	43.8
M. Weaver D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:31	0:00	1:56	9:35	0	0	00.0
B. Winchester LW	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	10	7:48	0:31	0:00	7:17	0	0	00.0
St. Louis Blues Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
C Janssen									Healthy
A Pietrangelo									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
O. Pavelec	31	2	29	.935	60:00	0

St. Louis Blues Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Mason	21	3	18	.857	59:23	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Atlanta	5	6	11	22
St. Louis	5	14	12	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Atlanta	1 of 2
St. Louis	0 of 3

* - 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

Thursday, October 8th

Anaheim	6	Final
Boston	1

Phoenix	1	Final
Buffalo	2

NY Islanders	2	Final
Ottawa	3	OT

Pittsburgh	5	Final
Philadelphia	4

NY Rangers	4	Final
Washington	3

Chicago	2	Final
Detroit	3

New Jersey	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	SO

Atlanta	4	Final
St. Louis	2

Colorado	2	Final
Nashville	3

Calgary	4	Final
Edmonton	3	SO

Minnesota	3	Final
Los Angeles	6

Columbus	3	Final
San Jose	6

ESPN NHL

Atlanta 4, St. Louis 2

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 8th