Capitals 4–2 Thrashers — Final Score & Stats (Apr 7, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Tomas Fleischmann

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:19 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 A

4 shots · 20:08 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 A

1 shots · 17:22 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead 1st · 08:20

Assists: Brian Pothier, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Ondrej Pavelec

1–0

🐦 Rich Peverley Tying 1st · 09:28

Assists: Ron Hainsey · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 09:56

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Ondrej Pavelec

2–1

🦅 Alexander Semin 1st · 15:40

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz · beat Ondrej Pavelec

3–1

2nd period

🐦 Marty Reasoner 2nd · 01:05

Assists: Toby Enstrom, Zach Bogosian · beat Semyon Varlamov

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Sergei Fedorov 3rd · 09:18

Assists: Alex Ovechkin · beat Ondrej Pavelec

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Fedorov · Backstrom 17:32

L2 Laich · Steckel · Semin 16:09

L3 Fleischmann · Fehr · Kozlov 11:09

L4 Nylander · Aucoin · Bradley 9:31

D1 Green · Schultz 22:06

D2 Morrisonn · Erskine 21:00

D3 Jurcina · Pothier 16:42

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Peverley · Armstrong 21:44

L2 Kozlov · White · Little 18:18

L3 Stuart · Perrin · Reasoner 11:18

L4 Boulton · Slater · Thorburn 8:44

D1 Hainsey · Enstrom 22:40

D2 Bogosian · Valabik 19:36

D3 Wilson · Exelby 14:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH ATL🐦

26 Shots on goal 31

9 Hits 18

5 Blocked shots 13

14 Takeaways 31

2 Giveaways 7

12 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 15.4% (4/26) ATL shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Ondrej Pavelec

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:30 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-7 (12% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-3-2 (76% win rate, 21 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 4–2

Apr 52009 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 4–6 Mar 162009 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 1–5 Feb 262009 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Nov 262008 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Oct 102008 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 4–7

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Who won Capitals vs Thrashers on April 7, 2009?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov, Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Marty Reasoner, Rich Peverley.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Ondrej Pavelec made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Thrashers season series?

Capitals lead the season series 4–2 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 5 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 4–6 AfterApr 9 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–2

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeApr 5 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 4–6 AfterApr 9 🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL 3–2

Also on April 7

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