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2008-09 regular season

Thrashers at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Thrashers 4–3 at Capital One Arena on February 26, 2009.

ATL – WSH
24–40
Shots on goal
1/5–3/8
Power play
15–19
Hits
16–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alexander Semin
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 19:10 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 24:28 TOI
3rd star 🐦 ATL
Ilya Kovalchuk
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 27:59 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alexander Semin PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:27
Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Kari Lehtonen
0–1
🦅 Brooks Laich PP 1st · 05:20
Assists: Mike Green, Alexander Semin · beat Kari Lehtonen
0–2
🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk PP 1st · 16:11
Assists: Todd White, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Michal Neuvirth
1–2
2nd period
🐦 Rich Peverley Tying 2nd · 03:56
Assists: Niclas Havelid, Toby Enstrom · beat Michal Neuvirth
2–2
🦅 Mike Green PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:25
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin · beat Kari Lehtonen
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Eric Fehr 3rd · 04:47
Assists: Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel · beat Kari Lehtonen
2–4
🐦 Todd White SH 3rd · 18:03
Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Marty Reasoner · beat Michal Neuvirth
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Kovalchuk · White · Peverley 19:25
L2 Kozlov · Little · Reasoner 18:15
L3 Stuart · Christensen · Armstrong 12:45
L4 Boulton · Perrin · Thorburn 5:38
D1 Enstrom · Hainsey 24:28
D2 Havelid · Exelby 17:08
D3 Bogosian · Valabik 13:58
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 21:31
L2 Laich · Kozlov · Fedorov 16:44
L3 Fleischmann · Steckel · Gordon 15:18
L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 6:59
D1 Green · Poti 24:07
D2 Morrisonn · Schultz 17:10
D3 Erskine · Jurcina 14:07

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL WSH🦅
24 Shots on goal 40
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8
15 Hits 19
16 Blocked shots 16
4 Takeaways 17
14 Giveaways 16
21 Penalty minutes 15
ATL shooting 12.5% (3/24) WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Kari Lehtonen
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 58:33 TOI
🦅Capitals
Michal Neuvirth
21/24
.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-12-1 (7% win rate, 14 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-3-3 (73% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5-2 (22% win rate, 9 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-3-1 (73% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Nov 262008 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 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
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Who won Thrashers vs Capitals on February 26, 2009?

Capitals won 4–3. The final score was Thrashers 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Ilya Kovalchuk, Rich Peverley, Todd White.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr, Mike Green.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐦 Thrashers
BeforeFeb 24 🏔️COL @ 🐦ATL 3–4 AfterFeb 28 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 3–5
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 24 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 4–2 AfterFeb 28 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 4–3
Also on February 26
🦆ANA 0–6 🐻BOS 🏔️COL 0–4 😈NJD 🍁TOR 5–4 🏝️NYI 🐆FLA 2–1 🗽NYR ⚔️BUF 1–2 🌪️CAR 🦈SJS 2–1 🏛️OTT 🌵PHX 1–4 🐯NSH 🎵STL 3–1 ⭐DAL
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