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2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| year | 2008 |
| Team | Atlanta Thrashers |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 13th |
| Division | Southeast |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 35–41–6 |
| HomeRecord | 18–21–2 |
| RoadRecord | 17–20–4 |
| GoalsFor | 257 |
| GoalsAgainst | 280 |
| GeneralManager | Don Waddell |
| Coach | John Anderson |
| Captain | *Vacant* (Oct.–Jan.) |
| Ilya Kovalchuk (Jan.–Apr.) | |
| AltCaptain | Colby Armstrong |
| Niclas Havelid (Oct.–Mar.) | |
| Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct.–Jan.) | |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | |
| Mathieu Schneider (Oct.–Feb.) | |
| Arena | Philips Arena |
| Attendance | Average: 14,535 |
| Capacity: 78.4% | |
| Total: 276,166 | |
| GoalsLeader | Ilya Kovalchuk (43) |
| AssistsLeader | Todd White (51) |
| PointsLeader | Ilya Kovalchuk (91) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Rich Peverley (+14) |
| PIMLeader | Eric Boulton (163) |
| WinsLeader | Kari Lehtonen (18) |
| GAALeader | Kari Lehtonen (3.09) |
Ilya Kovalchuk (Jan.–Apr.) Niclas Havelid (Oct.–Mar.) Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct.–Jan.) Vyacheslav Kozlov Mathieu Schneider (Oct.–Feb.) Capacity: 78.4% Total: 276,166
The 2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers attempted to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, but failed.
Regular season
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
- Green background indicates win (2 points).
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
| Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0; Road: 1–2–0) |
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| **Date** |
| September 25 |
| September 26 |
| September 28 |
| October 1 |
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| October: 2–6–2 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 0–3–2) |
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| November: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–0) |
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| December: 4–9–2 (Home: 1–5–1; Road: 3–4–1) |
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| January: 5–8–0 (Home: 3-3–0; Road: 2–5–0) |
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| February: 6–5–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 4–2–1) |
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| March: 9–4–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–2–0) |
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| April: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–0) |
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| 77 |
| 78 |
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Record vs. Opponents
| Team | Points | Record |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey* | 106 | 1–3–0 |
| NY Islanders | 61 | 3–1–0 |
| *NY Rangers* | 95 | 2–1–1 |
| *Philadelphia* | 99 | 0–4–0 |
| *Pittsburgh* | 99 | 0–4–0 |
| *Boston** | 116 | 0–4–0 |
| Buffalo | 91 | 4–0–0 |
| *Montreal* | 93 | 2–2–0 |
| Ottawa | 83 | 2–2–0 |
| Toronto | 81 | 2–1–1 |
| ***Carolina*** | 97 | 3–3–0 |
| **Florida** | 93 | 2–3–1 |
| **Tampa Bay** | 66 | 4–1–1 |
| ***Washington**** | 108 | 2–4–0 |
| *Chicago* | 104 | 0–1–0 |
| *Columbus* | 92 | 0–1–0 |
| *Detroit** | 112 | 0–2–0 |
| Nashville | 88 | 1–0–1 |
| *St. Louis* | 92 | 0–1–0 |
| *Calgary* | 98 | 1–0–0 |
| Colorado | 69 | 2–0–0 |
| Edmonton | 85 | 1–0–0 |
| Minnesota | 89 | 0–1–0 |
| *Vancouver** | 100 | 1–0–0 |
| *Anaheim* | 91 | 1–0–0 |
| Dallas | 83 | 0–1–0 |
| Los Angeles | 79 | 1–0–0 |
| Phoenix | 79 | 0–0–1 |
| *San Jose** | 117 | 0–1–0 |
Notes: * denotes division winner; teams in bold are in the Southeast Division; teams in italics qualified for the playoffs; points refer to the points achieved by the team whom the Thrashers played against
= Member of the Atlantic Division = Member of the Northeast Division = Member of the Southeast Division = Member of the Central Division = Member of the Northeast Division = Member of the Pacific Division
Playoffs
The Atlanta Thrashers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
Player statistics
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 43 | 48 | 91 | -12 | 50 | |
| 82 | 26 | 50 | 76 | -14 | 44 | |
| 82 | 22 | 51 | 73 | -9 | 24 | |
| 79 | 31 | 20 | 51 | -5 | 24 | |
| 82 | 22 | 18 | 40 | +5 | 75 | |
| 81 | 6 | 33 | 39 | -16 | 32 | |
| † | 39 | 13 | 22 | 35 | +16 | 18 |
| 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | +14 | 52 | |
| 79 | 14 | 16 | 30 | +11 | 36 | |
| 78 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 36 | |
| ‡ | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 14 |
| 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +11 | 47 | |
| ‡ | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 8 |
| 60 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 52 | |
| ‡ | 63 | 2 | 13 | 15 | +4 | 42 |
| ‡ | 44 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 50 |
| 82 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 104 | |
| 76 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 176 | |
| 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 50 | |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 28 | |
| 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 18 | |
| 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 120 | |
| 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -14 | 132 | |
| † | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltenders
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 2624 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 134 | 3.06 | 1498 | 1364 | .911 | 3 | |
| 33 | 1716 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 100 | 3.49 | 875 | 775 | .886 | 0 | |
| 12 | 599 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3.60 | 301 | 265 | .880 | 0 |
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect season totals.
‡Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 1st NHL Game | October 10, 2008 |
| Colby Armstrong | 200th NHL Game | October 10, 2008 |
| Garnet Exelby | 300th NHL Game | October 11, 2008 |
| Nathan Oystrick | 1st NHL Game | October 14, 2008 |
| Mathieu Schneider | 1,200th NHL Game | October 14, 2008 |
| Jason Williams | 300th NHL Game | October 16, 2008 |
| Todd White | 500th NHL Game | November 2, 2008 |
| Bryan Little | 1st NHL Hat Trick | December 26, 2008 |
| Kari Lehtonen | 200th NHL Game | March 16, 2009 |
| Eric Perrin | 100 NHL Point | March 24, 2009 |
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
| Jason Krog | Vancouver Canucks |
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Claimed from waivers
| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Peverley | Nashville Predators | January 10, 2009 |
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Draft picks
Atlanta's picks at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Zach Bogosian | (D) | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 1 | 29 (from Pittsburgh) | Daultan Leveille | (C) | St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL) | |
| 3 | 64 | Danick Paquette | (RW) | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 94 | Vinny Saponari | (RW) | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) | |
| 5 | 124 | Nicklas Lasu | (LW) | Frölunda HC (Sweden Jr.) | |
| 6 | 154 | Chris Carrozzi | (G) | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) | |
| 7 | 184 | Zach Redmond | (D) | Ferris State University (CCHA) |
References
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