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2008-09 regular season

Thrashers at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Thrashers 5–3 at Capital One Arena on November 26, 2008.

ATL – WSH
18–33
Shots on goal
2/0–2/0
Power play
13–10
Hits
11–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
3 G, 1 A
6 shots · 21:32 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Viktor Kozlov
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:17 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Tomas Fleischmann
2 A
1 shots · 16:17 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:29
Assists: Sami Lepisto, Viktor Kozlov · beat Ondrej Pavelec
0–1
🦅 Eric Fehr 1st · 07:33
Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Michael Nylander · beat Ondrej Pavelec
0–2
🐦 Bryan Little PP 1st · 12:08
Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Todd White · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 14:01
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Ondrej Pavelec
1–3
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 00:54
Assists: Tom Poti, Tyler Sloan · beat Ondrej Pavelec
1–4
🐦 Vyacheslav Kozlov PP 2nd · 13:06
Assists: Bryan Little, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Jose Theodore
2–4
3rd period
🦅 Viktor Kozlov 3rd · 01:20
Assists: Alex Ovechkin · beat Ondrej Pavelec
2–5
🐦 Nathan Oystrick 3rd · 12:28
Assists: Todd White, Mathieu Schneider · beat Jose Theodore
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Kovalchuk · Little · White 19:47
L2 Kozlov · Perrin · Armstrong 17:02
L3 Reasoner · Williams · Christensen 15:00
L4 Boulton · Slater · Thorburn 7:40
D1 Schneider · Enstrom 22:54
D2 Havelid · Hainsey 19:05
D3 Oystrick · Exelby 15:54
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 18:33
L2 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Nylander 16:17
L3 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 13:42
L4 Bourque · Steckel · Mink 11:42
D1 Alzner · Poti 20:13
D2 Sloan · Morrisonn 18:50
D3 Jurcina · Lepisto 17:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL WSH🦅
18 Shots on goal 33
2/0 Power play (goals / chances) 2/0
13 Hits 10
11 Blocked shots 12
2 Takeaways 10
9 Giveaways 18
8 Penalty minutes 6
ATL shooting 16.7% (3/18) WSH shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Ondrej Pavelec
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 58:18 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
15/18
.833 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 8 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 03:29 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 14:01 · 1–3 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 00:54 · 1–4
ATL WSH
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Period by period

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After 1st — 1–3
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 102008 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 4–7 Mar 212008 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 5–3 Mar 142008 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Feb 132008 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 2–3 SO Feb 22008 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–0
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Who won Thrashers vs Capitals on November 26, 2008?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Thrashers 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Bryan Little, Nathan Oystrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), Eric Fehr, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Ondrej Pavelec made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐦 Thrashers
BeforeNov 25 🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR 6–3 AfterNov 28 🐯NSH @ 🐦ATL 4–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeNov 24 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterNov 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 0–3
Also on November 26
🌵PHX 3–2 🧥CBJ 🐻BOS 2–3 ⚔️BUF 🐧PIT 5–3 🏝️NYI 🔔PHI 3–1 🌪️CAR 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 🐙DET 🗽NYR 3–2 ⚡TBL 😈NJD 3–2 🐆FLA ⭐DAL 4–3 🌲MIN
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