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30/12/2007
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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 22 - 34
ATL PP: 1 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:54/68=79 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
PIT PP: 0 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:48/54=87 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 935108 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:29 0-1 PIT Sergei Gonchar [8] (Marian Hossa, Sidney Crosby)
15:02 0-2 PIT Alex Tanguay [17] (Stephen Dixon, Sergei Gonchar)
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24:26 1-2 ATL Mark Recchi [12] (Erik Christensen, Mark Popovic)PP
27:46 1-3 PIT Stephen Dixon [4] (Alex Tanguay, Ryan Malone)
30:42 2-3 ATL Vyacheslav Kozlov [12] (Patrick Marleau, Alex Grant)
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47:02 2-4 PIT Georges Laraque [2] (Gary Roberts, Darryl Sydor)
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Penalty summary:
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05:05 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
07:15 ATL Todd White (2 min for tripping)
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20:03 ATL Angelo Esposito (2 min for hooking)
22:36 PIT Gary Roberts (2 min for holding the stick)
36:23 ATL Jordan LaVallee (2 min for tripping)
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40:11 PIT Jeff Taffe (2 min for holding the stick)
43:09 ATL Mark Popovic (2 min for high-sticking)
51:48 PIT Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for slashing)
54:16 ATL Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
55:39 ATL Jordan LaVallee (2 min for boarding)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Erik Christensen 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 -1 12.50 7
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 -1 14.00 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 13.50 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 12.50 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
R Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4.50 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
R Mark Recchi 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Mark Popovic 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 -1 15.40 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 26.20 5
D Alex Grant 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 17.10 5
D Karel Pilar 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 -2 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 6.30 7
L Gary Roberts 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 10.40 8
R Marian Hossa 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 20.20 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6.30 6
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
C Stephen Dixon 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 10.20 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 20.40 7
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 6.30 7
R Marc-André Cliche 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
L Ryan Malone 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 14.20 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 29.50 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stephen Dixon
2nd star: Alex Tanguay
3rd star: Sergei Gonchar
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Mark Popovic notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Marian Hossa notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alex Tanguay notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sergei Gonchar ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0(
, Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 17)
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0-1 WIL Tim Brent
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Devan Dubnyk