Thrashers 4–2 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐦 ATL	1	1	2	4
🏝️ NYI	0	1	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐦 ATL

Bryan Little

2 G

4 shots · 14:00 TOI

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Ilya Kovalchuk

2 A

4 shots · 19:39 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Vyacheslav Kozlov

2 A

3 shots · 15:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Mathieu Schneider Go-ahead 1st · 08:54

Assists: Boris Valabik, Eric Boulton · beat Joey MacDonald

1–0

2nd period

🐦 Bryan Little 2nd · 06:38

Assists: Todd White, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Joey MacDonald

2–0

🏝️ Andy Hilbert 2nd · 16:48

Assists: Richard Park, Mark Streit · beat Johan Hedberg

2–1

3rd period

🏝️ Sean Bergenheim SH Tying 3rd · 00:23

Unassisted · beat Johan Hedberg

2–2

🐦 Bryan Little PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:42

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Joey MacDonald

3–2

🐦 Colby Armstrong Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Jason Williams

4–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · White · Reasoner 16:18

L2 Kozlov · Williams · Armstrong 15:19

L3 Perrin · Little · Crabb 14:06

L4 Boulton · Slater · Thorburn 11:55

D1 Havelid · Hainsey 23:10

D2 Enstrom · Schneider 21:22

D3 Oystrick · Valabik 14:06

🏝️Islanders

L1 Comrie · Park · Okposo 18:39

L2 Guerin · Hunter · Bailey 16:06

L3 Hilbert · Tambellini · Comeau 13:30

L4 Bergenheim · Walter · Jackman 9:45

D1 Streit · Meyer 24:46

D2 Witt · Callahan 19:36

D3 Campoli · Pock 15:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 25

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

25 Hits 19

25 Blocked shots 12

15 Takeaways 18

11 Giveaways 11

6 Penalty minutes 6

ATL shooting 14.8% (4/27) NYI shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Johan Hedberg

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Joey MacDonald

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-2 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Thrashers

Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-8-1 (10% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Thrashers lead the season series 3–0

Dec 62008 🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI 5–1 Nov 62008 🏝️NYI @ 🐦ATL 3–4 Feb 282008 🏝️NYI @ 🐦ATL 5–4 OT Feb 162008 🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Dec 52007 🏝️NYI @ 🐦ATL 3–4 SO

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❓ ATL vs NYI, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Islanders on December 23, 2008?

Thrashers won 4–2. The final score was Thrashers 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Bryan Little (2), Colby Armstrong, Mathieu Schneider.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andy Hilbert, Sean Bergenheim.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Islanders season series?

Thrashers lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeDec 22 🍁TOR @ 🐦ATL 6–2 AfterDec 26 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 5–4

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 20 🏝️NYI @ 🐯NSH 0–1 AfterDec 26 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 1–4

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