NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1 WASHINGTON 5 2ND PRD: WAS - MIKE GREEN 6 (TOMAS FLEISCHMANN) 15:15</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 1 1 WASHINGTON 2 3 5 END OF THE 2ND GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: WAS - NICKLAS BACKSTROM 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:12 WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 2 (ALEXANDER SEMIN) 9:12 2ND PRD: WAS - MATT PETTINGER 2 (ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 4:16 ATL - (PP) TODD WHITE 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 12:31 WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 21 (TOM POTI, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 14:06 WAS - MIKE GREEN 6 (TOMAS FLEISCHMANN) 15:15 SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATL 6 12 18 WAS 11 10 21 GOALIES: ATL - KARI LEHTONEN WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">------------------------------ Atlanta 0 1 --1 Washington 2 3 --5 ------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Nicklas Backstrom 3 (Unassisted), 8:12. 2, Washington, Jeff Schultz 2 (Alexander Semin), 9:12. Penalties: J Erskine, Was (interference), 9:51; V Kozlov, Atl (high sticking), 13:24; E Perrin, Atl (tripping), 17:40. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Matt Pettinger 2 (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom), 4:16. 4, Atlanta, Todd White 7 (power play) (Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk), 12:31. 5, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 21 (Tom Poti, Nicklas Backstrom), 14:06. 6, Washington, Mike Green 6 (Tomas Fleischmann), 15:15. Penalties: T Enstrom, Atl (tripping), 4:27; T Poti, Was (hooking), 10:43; S Morrisonn, Was (delay of game), 10:56. Shots on goal: ---------------------------------- Atlanta 6 12 --18 Washington 11 10 --21 ---------------------------------- Goalies : Atlanta, Kari Lehtonen (21 shots, 16 saves). Washington, Olaf Kolzig (18 shots, 17 saves). Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Don Henderson.</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1 WASHINGTON 6 3RD PRD: WAS - MIKE GREEN 7 (VIKTOR KOZLOV, SHAONE MORRISONN) 5:29</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 2 WASHINGTON 6 3RD PRD: ATL - TODD WHITE 8 (NICLAS HAVELID, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 7:05</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 3 WASHINGTON 6 3RD PRD: ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 3 (VYACHESLAV KOZLOV) 9:41</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 1 2 3 WASHINGTON 2 3 1 6 FINAL GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: WAS - NICKLAS BACKSTROM 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:12 WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 2 (ALEXANDER SEMIN) 9:12 2ND PRD: WAS - MATT PETTINGER 2 (ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 4:16 ATL - (PP) TODD WHITE 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 12:31 WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 21 (TOM POTI, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 14:06 WAS - MIKE GREEN 6 (TOMAS FLEISCHMANN) 15:15 3RD PRD: WAS - MIKE GREEN 7 (VIKTOR KOZLOV, SHAONE MORRISONN) 5:29 ATL - TODD WHITE 8 (NICLAS HAVELID, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 7:05 ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 3 (VYACHESLAV KOZLOV) 9:41 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: ATL - 1 OF 4, WAS - 0 OF 4. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATL 6 12 9 27 WAS 11 10 5 26 GOALIES: ATL - KARI LEHTONEN WAS - OLAF KOLZIG OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE LEGGO, PAUL DEVORSKI LIN - ANDY MCELMAN, DON HENDERSON ATT: 14,014</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">------------------------------------ Atlanta 0 1 2 --3 Washington 2 3 1 --6 ------------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Nicklas Backstrom 3 (Unassisted), 8:12. 2, Washington, Jeff Schultz 2 (Alexander Semin), 9:12. Penalties: J Erskine, Was (interference), 9:51; V Kozlov, Atl (high sticking), 13:24; E Perrin, Atl (tripping), 17:40. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Matt Pettinger 2 (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom), 4:16. 4, Atlanta, Todd White 7 (power play) (Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk), 12:31. 5, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 21 (Tom Poti, Nicklas Backstrom), 14:06. 6, Washington, Mike Green 6 (Tomas Fleischmann), 15:15. Penalties: T Enstrom, Atl (tripping), 4:27; T Poti, Was (hooking), 10:43; S Morrisonn, Was (delay of game), 10:56. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Washington, Mike Green 7 (Viktor Kozlov, Shaone Morrisonn), 5:29. 8, Atlanta, Todd White 8 (Niclas Havelid, Ilya Kovalchuk), 7:05. 9, Atlanta, Bobby Holik 3 (Vyacheslav Kozlov), 9:41. Penalties: J Schultz, Was (delay of game), 1:57; C Thorburn, Atl (cross checking), 15:20. Shots on goal: --------------------------------------- Atlanta 6 12 9 --27 Washington 11 10 5 --26 --------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Atlanta - 1 of 4, Washington - 0 of 4. Goalies : Atlanta, Kari Lehtonen (26 shots, 20 saves; record: 2-5-0). Washington, Olaf Kolzig (27 shots, 24 saves; record: 8-13-1). A: 14,014. Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Don Henderson.</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">CORRECTION NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 1 2 3 WASHINGTON 2 3 1 6 FINAL GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: WAS - NICKLAS BACKSTROM 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:12 WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 2 (ALEXANDER SEMIN) 9:12 2ND PRD: WAS - MATT PETTINGER 2 (ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 4:16 ATL - (PP) TODD WHITE 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 12:31 WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 21 (TOM POTI, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 14:06 WAS - MIKE GREEN 6 (TOMAS FLEISCHMANN) 15:15 3RD PRD: WAS - MIKE GREEN 7 (VIKTOR KOZLOV, SHAONE MORRISONN) 5:29 ATL - TODD WHITE 8 (NICLAS HAVELID, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 7:05 ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 3 (VYACHESLAV KOZLOV) 9:41 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: ATL - 1 OF 4, WAS - 0 OF 4. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATL 6 12 8 26 WAS 11 10 6 27 GOALIES: ATL - KARI LEHTONEN WAS - OLAF KOLZIG OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE LEGGO, PAUL DEVORSKI LIN - ANDY MCELMAN, DON HENDERSON ATT: 14,014</div>
By Rich Dubroff PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Defenseman Mike Green scored twice, rookieNicklas Backstrom had a tally and two assists and superstarAlex Ovechkin netted a goal and set up another to lead theWashington Capitals to a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrasherson Saturday night. The Capitals scored two goals in quick succession twice in thegame - once within a minute in the first period and again in a69-second span in the middle session. The six tallies tied the most surrendered by Atlanta thisseason, and it came in the teams' first meeting since BruceBoudreau became Washington's interim coach on November 22. Thatwas a day after the Capitals lost, 5-1, to the Thrashers. Washington improved to 4-3-1 under Boudreau. Atlanta, whichalso fired its coach this campaign, fell to 14-8-1 under DonWaddell, who also is the club's general manager. Backstrom opened the scoring when Atlanta defenseman NiclasHavelid turned over the puck 40 feet in front of his net.Backstrom picked up the gift and flipped it past goaltender KariLehtonen at 8:12 for his third goal of the season. Precisely a minute later, Alexander Semin brought the puck frombehind the net and flicked it back to Jeff Schultz. Thedefenseman, who was positioned in the faceoff circle toLehtonen's left, slapped it past the netminder with Seminsetting a screen for a 2-0 lead. Matt Pettinger's rebound chance off Ovechkin's shot squirtedpast a bewildered Lehtonen at 4:16 of the second period to putWashington ahead, 3-0. It was Pettinger's second goal of theseason and first since October 29. Todd White scored two goals for Atlanta. His first during atwo-man advantage at 12:31 of the second made it 3-1. Hissecond came at 7:05 of the third. Ilya Kovalchuk, who leads the league with 23 goals, assisted onboth tallies. Ovechkin's 21st goal of the season, which tied him withDetroit's Henrik Zetterberg for second in the league, made it4-1 at 14:06. Ovechkin has eight points -including four tallies- in his last four games. Green's fifth of the season at 15:15 in the second gave theCapitals a 5-1 lead. He made it a five-goal advantage with hissecond of the night at 5:29 of the third. Thrashers captain Bobby Holik beat goalie Olaf Kolzig - whostopped 23 shots - at 9:41 to provide the final margin. Lehtonen made 21 saves for Atlanta, which had won its previoustwo games.
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">------------------------------------ Atlanta 0 1 2 --3 Washington 2 3 1 --6 ------------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Nicklas Backstrom 3 (Unassisted), 8:12. 2, Washington, Jeff Schultz 2 (Alexander Semin), 9:12. Penalties: J Erskine, Was (interference), 9:51; V Kozlov, Atl (high sticking), 13:24; E Perrin, Atl (tripping), 17:40. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Matt Pettinger 2 (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom), 4:16. 4, Atlanta, Todd White 7 (power play) (Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk), 12:31. 5, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 21 (Tom Poti, Nicklas Backstrom), 14:06. 6, Washington, Mike Green 6 (Tomas Fleischmann), 15:15. Penalties: T Enstrom, Atl (tripping), 4:27; T Poti, Was (hooking), 10:43; S Morrisonn, Was (delay of game), 10:56. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Washington, Mike Green 7 (Viktor Kozlov, Shaone Morrisonn), 5:29. 8, Atlanta, Todd White 8 (Niclas Havelid, Ilya Kovalchuk), 7:05. 9, Atlanta, Bobby Holik 3 (Vyacheslav Kozlov), 9:41. Penalties: J Schultz, Was (delay of game), 1:57; C Thorburn, Atl (cross checking), 15:20. Shots on goal: --------------------------------------- Atlanta 6 12 8 --26 Washington 11 10 6 --27 --------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Atlanta - 1 of 4, Washington - 0 of 4. Goalies : Atlanta, Kari Lehtonen (27 shots, 21 saves; record: 2-5-0). Washington, Olaf Kolzig (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 8-13-1). A: 14,014. Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Don Henderson.</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">----------------------------------------- ATLANTA 0 1 2 --3 WASHINGTON 2 3 1 --6 ----------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Nicklas Backstrom 3 (Unassisted), 8:12. 2, Washington, Jeff Schultz 2 (Alexander Semin), 9:12. Penalties: J Erskine, Was (interference), 9:51; V Kozlov, Atl (high sticking), 13:24; E Perrin, Atl (tripping), 17:40. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Matt Pettinger 2 (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom), 4:16. 4, Atlanta, Todd White 7 (power play) (Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk), 12:31. 5, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 21 (Tom Poti, Nicklas Backstrom), 14:06. 6, Washington, Mike Green 6 (Tomas Fleischmann), 15:15. Penalties: T Enstrom, Atl (tripping), 4:27; T Poti, Was (hooking), 10:43; S Morrisonn, Was (delay of game), 10:56. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Washington, Mike Green 7 (Viktor Kozlov, Shaone Morrisonn), 5:29. 8, Atlanta, Todd White 8 (Niclas Havelid, Ilya Kovalchuk), 7:05. 9, Atlanta, Bobby Holik 3 (Vyacheslav Kozlov), 9:41. Penalties: J Schultz, Was (delay of game), 1:57; C Thorburn, Atl (cross checking), 15:20. Shots on goal: ---------------------------------------- ATLANTA 6 12 8 --26 WASHINGTON 11 10 6 --27 ---------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: ATL - 1 of 4, WAS - 0 of 4. Goalies : Atlanta, Kari Lehtonen (27 shots, 21 saves; record: 2-5-0). Washington, Olaf Kolzig (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 8-13-1). A: 14,014. Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Don Henderson. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS ATLANTA WASHINGTON G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots B Little 0 0 even 0 M Bradley 0 0 -1 1 E Perrin 0 0 even 1 M Pettinger 1 0 +2 1 T White 2 0 -1 2 N Backstrom 1 2 +3 1 V Kozlov 0 1 +1 1 B Laich 0 0 +1 0 B Holik 1 0 even 2 M Jurcina 0 0 even 0 I Kovalchuk 0 2 -2 5 V Kozlov 0 1 +1 3 M Hossa 0 1 -1 1 S Morrisonn 0 1 +3 0 G Exelby 0 0 -4 0 A Semin 0 1 +1 2 K Klee 0 0 -3 1 T Poti 0 1 even 2 J Slater 0 0 -3 2 D Steckel 0 0 -1 0 C Thorburn 0 0 even 1 J Erskine 0 0 +1 0 N Havelid 0 1 even 0 T Fleischmann 0 1 +2 3 E Boulton 0 0 -3 1 J Motzko 0 0 +2 0 D Haydar 0 0 even 0 M Green 2 0 +3 4 T Enstrom 0 0 even 0 Q Laing 0 0 -1 1 S McCarthy 0 0 -1 2 J Schultz 1 0 +1 2 A Zhitnik 0 0 even 5 A Ovechkin 1 1 +3 5 P Dupuis 0 0 -3 2 D Brashear 0 0 even 2 M Recchi NOT WITH TEAM M Nylander UNDISCLOSED B Larsen HEALTHY S Eminger HEALTHY M Popovic ANKLE INJURY</div>
