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Washington 4, Atlanta 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(13-5-6)	2	1	1	4
ATL(10-7-3)	0	0	3	3

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 29, 2009

Philips Arena

Atlanta, Georgia

THREE STARS

A. Ovechkin
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

Z. Bogosian
Thrashers (D )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

S. Varlamov
Capitals (G )

Saves: 38
Save Pct.: .927

Game Information
Arena: Philips Arena Location: Atlanta, Georgia	Referees: Brad Meier, Dean Morton Linesmen: Steve Miller, Anthony Sericolo
Attendance: 12,893 (69.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

Atlanta

Total Shots
	32
	41

PIM
	4
	10

Hits
	12
	18

Giveaways
	9
	12

Takeaways
	3
	18

Faceoffs Won
	29
	31

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
10:03		Alex Ovechkin (12) (Power Play) Assists: Mike Green, Brooks Laich	Washington 1-0
14:56		Alex Ovechkin (13) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom	Washington 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:51		Tom Poti: 2 Minutes for Holding Maxim Afinogenov
9:30		Jim Slater: 2 Minutes for Hooking Nicklas Backstrom

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:10		Brendan Morrison (4) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich	Washington 3-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:52		Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Chris Clark
3:38		Evander Kane: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brooks Laich
9:51		Rich Peverley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Matt Bradley
19:51		Tyler Sloan: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marty Reasoner

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:23		Zach Bogosian (3) (Power Play) Assists: Tobias Enstrom, Todd White	Washington 3-1
17:37		Todd White (3) Assists: Slava Kozlov, Ron Hainsey	Washington 3-2
19:07		Mike Knuble (3) (Empty net) Assists: Brooks Laich	Washington 4-2
19:59		Zach Bogosian (4) Assists: Rich Peverley, Nik Antropov	Washington 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:42		Anssi Salmela: 2 Minutes for Holding Mike Knuble

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. Aucoin C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	11:59	1:08	0:00	10:51	3	4	42.9
N. Backstrom C	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:56	3:21	0:46	12:49	4	10	28.6
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	13:33	0:00	1:02	12:31	0	1	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:45	0:00	0:00	11:45	0	0	00.0
T. Fleischmann C	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	16:04	3:21	0:18	12:28	1	2	33.3
M. Green D	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	22:03	5:03	2:03	14:57	0	0	00.0
M. Jurcina D	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:47	0:00	0:43	16:04	0	0	00.0
M. Knuble RW	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:11	1:57	1:04	12:10	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:46	3:12	1:20	13:11	2	1	66.7
B. Morrison C	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:53	3:30	0:31	12:49	6	6	50.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	15:43	0:00	2:03	13:40	0	0	00.0
A. Ovechkin LW	2	1	0	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	21	19:23	5:03	0:00	14:20	0	1	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	20:11	1:48	0:00	18:23	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	23	19:42	1:48	0:46	17:08	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	24	20:36	0:00	1:29	19:07	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	17:37	4:04	0:00	13:33	0	0	00.0
T. Sloan D	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	12	8:51	0:00	0:00	8:51	0	1	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	15:33	0:00	2:03	13:33	13	5	72.2
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Nylander									Scratched
E Fehr									Upper Body
Q Laing									Swine Flu

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	3	3	0	1	2	0	1	1	18	19:54	2:07	0:04	17:43	0	0	00.0
N. Antropov C	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	19:23	2:07	0:00	17:16	5	8	38.5
C. Armstrong RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	15:55	0:55	2:11	12:49	1	1	50.0
Z. Bogosian D	2	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	2	2	2	25	24:57	1:25	2:39	20:53	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	8	6:32	0:00	0:00	6:32	0	0	00.0
T. Enstrom D	0	1	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	21:35	1:25	0:50	19:20	0	0	00.0
R. Hainsey D	0	1	-1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	26	20:40	2:07	4:12	14:21	0	0	00.0
E. Kane C	0	0	0	6	6	1	1	2	1	1	0	17	16:55	0:55	2:21	13:39	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	1	2	6	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:22	0:30	0:00	13:52	0	0	00.0
P. Kubina D	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	3	1	2	25	21:37	2:07	4:07	15:23	0	0	00.0
B. Little C	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	13:25	0:30	0:00	12:55	1	2	33.3
R. Peverley C	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	2	0	3	0	21	20:54	2:07	1:54	16:53	6	6	50.0
M. Reasoner C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	19	17:15	0:55	3:37	12:43	10	5	66.7
A. Salmela D	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	3	0	1	17	14:09	0:00	0:00	14:09	0	0	00.0
C. Schubert D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	17:23	0:00	1:54	15:29	0	0	00.0
J. Slater C	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	10	8:26	0:00	1:20	7:06	3	0	100.0
C. Thorburn RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:18	0:00	1:56	6:22	1	1	50.0
T. White C	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	15	12:39	0:30	0:05	12:04	4	6	40.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Krog									Scratched
M Popovic									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Varlamov	41	3	38	.927	59:55	0

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
O. Pavelec	31	3	28	.903	58:36	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	13	8	11	32
Atlanta	8	13	20	41

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	2 of 5
Atlanta	1 of 2

* - 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 29th

New Jersey	2	Final
Boston	1

Ottawa	2	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Washington	4	Final
Atlanta	3

Phoenix	2	Final
St. Louis	0

Chicago	0	Final
Nashville	2

Detroit	5	Final
Edmonton	6	SO

Vancouver	2	Final
Los Angeles	1	SO

ESPN NHL

Washington 4, Atlanta 3

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 29th