Boston Bruins vs Atlanta Thrashers

Regular season · Friday, December 12, 2008 · Philips Arena

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7–3

Final

SOG 25–33

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Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 7-3 on Friday, December 12, 2008 at Philips Arena. The Thrashers outshot the Bruins 33-25.

Mark Stuart scored twice. Stephane Yelle, Zdeno Chara, Michael Ryder, Todd White, Phil Kessel, Ilya Kovalchuk, Milan Lucic and Vyacheslav Kozlov also scored.

Tim Thomas made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Johan Hedberg stopped 16 of 20.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BOS	4	0	3	7	25
ATL	1	0	2	3	33

Scoring

1st period

Mark Stuart (2)David Krejci (17), Michael Ryder (11)1–003:31 BOS
Stephane Yelle (4)Petteri Nokelainen (1), Matt Hunwick (8)2–004:08 BOS
Zdeno Chara (6)Phil Kessel (10), Matt Hunwick (9)3–008:41 BOS
Michael Ryder (8)Patrice Bergeron (13), Marc Savard (25)4–011:56 BOS · PPG
Todd White (8)Ilya Kovalchuk (18), Ron Hainsey (12)4–116:16 ATL · PPG

3rd period

Phil Kessel (18)Dennis Wideman (11), Matt Hunwick (10)5–101:15 BOS · PPG
Ilya Kovalchuk (11)Boris Valabik (2)5–203:14 ATL
Milan Lucic (9)Marc Savard (26), Phil Kessel (11)6–207:19 BOS
Mark Stuart (3)David Krejci (18), Blake Wheeler (7)7–209:57 BOS
Vyacheslav Kozlov (13)Todd White (15), Ilya Kovalchuk (19)7–313:00 ATL · PPG

Team stats

BOSATL

25Shots on goal33

45%Faceoff %55%

2/3Power play2/4

30Penalty minutes39

7Hits15

11Blocked shots10

10Giveaways15

7Takeaways11

Penalties

1st 03:33Eric Boulton · fighting5 min
1st 03:33Shawn Thornton · fighting5 min
1st 09:51Chris Thorburn · fighting5 min
1st 09:51Zdeno Chara · fighting5 min
1st 11:48Colby Armstrong · hooking2 min
1st 15:27Chuck Kobasew · interference goalkeeper2 min
1st 18:17Mark Stuart · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
2nd 09:03Eric Boulton · fighting5 min
2nd 09:03Milan Lucic · fighting5 min
2nd 13:48Chuck Kobasew · cross checking2 min
2nd 17:40Joey Crabb · boarding5 min
2nd 17:40Joey Crabb · game misconduct10 min
3rd 11:26Chuck Kobasew · tripping2 min
3rd 14:04Boris Valabik · roughing2 min
3rd 14:04Boris Valabik · fighting5 min
3rd 14:04Shawn Thornton · roughing2 min
3rd 14:04Shawn Thornton · fighting5 min

Season series

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

81Phil KesselR	1	2	3	+1	2	0	0	0	50	15:13
48Matt HunwickD	0	3	3	+2	1	0	3	0	–	23:33
46David KrejciC	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	46	17:33
73Michael RyderR	1	1	2	+2	4	1	0	0	–	14:31
91Marc SavardC	0	2	2	+2	1	0	0	0	50	19:06
45Mark StuartD	2	0	2	+2	2	2	0	2	–	19:34
17Milan LucicL	1	0	1	+2	1	1	0	5	–	14:10
18Stephane YelleC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	1	0	67	15:06
26Blake WheelerR	0	1	1	+2	1	0	2	0	50	14:59
29Petteri NokelainenC	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	33	03:49
37Patrice BergeronC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	18:40
6Dennis WidemanD	0	1	1	+2	1	0	1	0	–	26:34
33Zdeno CharaD	1	0	1	+2	3	1	2	5	–	24:43
11P.J. AxelssonL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	17:22
12Chuck KobasewR	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	6	–	16:26
22Shawn ThorntonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	–	09:42
34Shane HnidyD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	–	21:34
44Aaron WardD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	01:02

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Tim ThomasG	W	33	30	3	.909	60:00
35Manny FernandezG		0	0	0	–	–

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters

17Ilya KovalchukL	1	2	3	-2	4	0	0	0	–	26:38
12Todd WhiteC	1	1	2	-1	1	0	1	0	56	17:00
13Vyacheslav KozlovL	1	0	1	-1	4	0	0	0	–	18:45
6Ron HainseyD	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	–	20:07
48Boris ValabikD	0	1	1	-3	1	2	0	7	–	17:24
10Bryan LittleC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	20	14:04
11Eric PerrinC	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	–	14:22
14Jason WilliamsC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	56	14:36
19Marty ReasonerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	59	15:01
20Colby ArmstrongR	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	2	33	13:50
23Jim SlaterC	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	78	15:24
27Chris ThorburnR	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	–	12:00
36Eric BoultonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	–	08:39
42Joey CrabbR	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	15	–	09:51
2Garnet ExelbyD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	16:42
7Nathan OystrickD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	19:09
28Niclas HavelidD	0	0	0	-3	1	0	4	0	–	20:44
39Toby EnstromD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	20:36

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Johan HedbergG	L	20	16	4	.800	42:32
31Ondrej PavelecG		5	2	3	.400	17:28