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2009-10 regular season

Capitals at Thrashers

🗓 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Capitals beat Thrashers 8–1 on January 9, 2010.

WSH – ATL
37–39
Shots on goal
2/3–0/3
Power play
18–19
Hits
14–11
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
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:51 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Poti
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 21:46 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Michal Neuvirth
38 saves
0.974 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 1st · 04:44
Assists: Tom Poti, Jeff Schultz · beat Johan Hedberg
1–0
🦅 Alexander Semin SH 1st · 16:47
Assists: Brooks Laich, Mike Green · beat Johan Hedberg
2–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 1st · 19:41
Assists: Mike Green · beat Johan Hedberg
3–0
2nd period
🦅 Mike Knuble 2nd · 04:43
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jeff Schultz · beat Johan Hedberg
4–0
🐦 Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 14:13
Assists: Pavel Kubina, Toby Enstrom · beat Michal Neuvirth
4–1
3rd period
🦅 Alexander Semin 3rd · 06:58
Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Tom Poti · beat Ondrej Pavelec
5–1
🦅 David Steckel 3rd · 09:35
Assists: Matt Bradley, Boyd Gordon · beat Ondrej Pavelec
6–1
🦅 Tom Poti PP 3rd · 16:08
Assists: Alexander Semin, Brian Pothier · beat Ondrej Pavelec
7–1
🦅 Jason Chimera 3rd · 16:50
Assists: Brendan Morrison, Eric Fehr · beat Ondrej Pavelec
8–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 17:44
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Knuble 15:54
L3 Chimera · Morrison · Fehr 13:52
L4 Steckel · Gordon · Bradley 11:28
D1 Schultz · Green 24:08
D2 Poti · Morrisonn 20:57
D3 Pothier · Erskine 14:48
🐦Thrashers
L1 Kovalchuk · Peverley · Little 20:49
L2 Kozlov · White · Afinogenov 15:37
L3 Kane · Reasoner · Armstrong 13:19
L4 Boulton · Slater · Thorburn 10:28
D1 Bogosian · Kubina 21:28
D2 Enstrom · Hainsey 19:34
D3 Schubert · Salmela 17:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH ATL🐦
37 Shots on goal 39
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
18 Hits 19
14 Blocked shots 11
8 Takeaways 25
6 Giveaways 18
6 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 21.6% (8/37) ATL shooting 2.6% (1/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Michal Neuvirth
38/39
.974 SV% · 1 GA · 59:35 TOI
🐦Thrashers
Ondrej Pavelec
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 35:17 TOI
Johan Hedberg
5/9
.556 SV% · 4 GA · 24:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Mike Knuble · 1st 04:44 · 1–0 Alexander Semin · 1st 16:47 · 2–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 1st 19:41 · 3–0 Mike Knuble · 2nd 04:43 · 4–0 Maxim Afinogenov · 2nd 14:13 · 4–1 Alexander Semin · 3rd 06:58 · 5–1 David Steckel · 3rd 09:35 · 6–1 Tom Poti · 3rd 16:08 · 7–1 Jason Chimera · 3rd 16:50 · 8–1
WSH ATL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–0
Oct 292009 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 4–3 Oct 222009 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 5–4 Apr 72009 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 4–2 Apr 52009 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 4–6 Mar 162009 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 1–5
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Who won Capitals vs Thrashers on January 9, 2010?

Capitals won 8–1. The final score was Capitals 8, Thrashers 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin (2), Mike Knuble (2), David Steckel, Jason Chimera, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Poti.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Ondrej Pavelec made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Thrashers season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 7 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterJan 12 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–7
🐦 Thrashers
BeforeJan 7 🗽NYR @ 🐦ATL 1–2 AfterJan 12 🏛️OTT @ 🐦ATL 1–6
Also on January 9
🗽NYR 3–1 🐻BOS 🏔️COL 4–3 ⚔️BUF 🐧PIT 4–1 🍁TOR 😈NJD 2–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 3–0 🏛️OTT ⚡TBL 1–4 🔔PHI 🦆ANA 3–2 🐯NSH 🪶CHI 5–6 🌲MIN
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