2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season

Off-season

With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.

The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.

Pre-season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1 || September 7 || @ Nashville Predators || 0-5 || || MacIntyre || 0-1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB" | 2 || September 18 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 1-2 || OT || Pavelec ||0-1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || September 21 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4-2 || || Hedberg ||1-1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || September 23 || Nashville Predators || 5-4 || || Pavelec || 2-1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 5 || September 25 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 3-4 || || MacIntyre || 2-2-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 6 || September 27 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1-5 || || Pavelec || 2-3-1 |-

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point). |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || October 3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3-6 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 18,545 || 1-0-0 || 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || October 8 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-2 || St. Louis Blues || || Pavelec || 19,150 || 2-0-0 || 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || October 10 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-4 || Ottawa Senators || || Pavelec || 19,360 || 2-1-0 || 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || October 16 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-2 || New Jersey Devils || || Pavelec || 14,187 || 3-1-0 || 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || October 17 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-2 || Buffalo Sabres || || Hedberg || 18,690 || 4-1-0 || 8 |- align="center" | 6 || October 20 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1-2 || Montreal Canadiens || SO || Pavelec || 21,273 || 4-1-1 || 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 7 || October 22 || Washington Capitals || 5-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 13,192 || 4-2-1 || 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 8 || October 24 || San Jose Sharks || 4-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 14,945 || 4-3-1 || 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 9 || October 29 || Washington Capitals || 4-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 12,893 || 4-4-1 || 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || October 31 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3–1 || Ottawa Senators || || Pavelec || 17,297 || 5-4-1 || 11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || November 3 || Atlanta Thrashers || 5-4 || Montreal Canadiens || || Pavelec || 21,273 || 6-4-1 || 13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 12 || November 5 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 4-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 10,878 || 6-5-1 ||13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 13 || November 7 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-6 || New York Islanders || || Pavelec || 14,119 || 6-6-1 ||13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || November 8 || St. Louis Blues || 2-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || SO || Hedberg || 10,904 || 7-6-1 ||15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || November 12 || Atlanta Thrashers || 5-3 || New York Rangers || || Hedberg || 18,200 || 8-6-1 ||17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || November 13 || Los Angeles Kings || 0-7 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 15,638 || 9-6-1 ||19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || November 15 || Edmonton Oilers || 2-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 11,091 || 10-6-1 || 21 |- align="center" | 18 || November 19 || Boston Bruins || 4-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || SO || Pavelec || 12,112 || 10-6-2 || 22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 19 || November 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3-2 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 17,588 || 10-7-2 || 22 |- align="center" | 20 || November 22 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4-3 || Atlanta Thrashers || OT || Pavelec || 13,342 || 10-7-3 || 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || November 25 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-0 || Detroit Red Wings || || Pavelec || 19,751 || 11-7-3 || 25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || November 27 || Atlanta Thrashers || 6-4 || Carolina Hurricanes || || Pavelec || 14,463 || 12-7-3 || 27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || November 28 || Philadelphia Flyers || 0-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 16,018 || 13-7-3 || 29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || November 30 || Florida Panthers || 3-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 10,310 || 14-7-3 || 31 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 25 || December 3 || New York Islanders || 4-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 11,704 || 14-8-3 || 31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || December 5 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-1 || Florida Panthers || SO || Hedberg || 13,291 || 15-8-3 || 33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 27 || December 7 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Pavelec || 19,050 || 15-9-3 || 33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || December 9 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1-3 || Calgary Flames || || Hedberg || 19,289 || 15-10-3 || 33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 29 || December 10 || Atlanta Thrashers ||2-4 || Vancouver Canucks || || Pavelec || 18,810 ||15-11-3 ||33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || December 12 || Montreal Canadiens || 3-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || OT || Hedberg || 16,616 ||16-11-3 ||35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || December 14 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-2 || New York Rangers || SO ||Hedberg || 18,200 ||17-11-3 ||37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || December 16 || Atlanta Thrashers ||3-4 || Florida Panthers || || Hedberg || 11,672 ||17-12-3 ||37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || December 17 || Dallas Stars || 5-6 || Atlanta Thrashers || OT ||Pavelec || 11,957 ||18-12-3 ||39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 34 || December 19 || New Jersey Devils || 5-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 14,616 ||18-13-3 ||39 |- align="center" | 35 || December 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 4-3 || Atlanta Thrashers ||OT || Hedberg || 15,075 ||18-13-4 ||40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 36 || December 23 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-6 || Boston Bruins || || Hedberg || 17,565 ||18-14-4 ||40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || December 26 || Atlanta Thrashers ||3-4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || ||Pavelec || 15,437 ||18-15-4 ||40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || December 28 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-3 || New Jersey Devils || || Hedberg || 17,024 ||18-16-4 ||40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 39 || December 30 || Atlanta Thrashers ||0-4 || Boston Bruins || || Pavelec || 17,565 ||18-17-4 ||40 |- |- align="center" | 40 || January 1 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-4 || Buffalo Sabres || OT || Hedberg || 18,690 ||18-17-5 ||41 |- align="center" | 41 || January 2 || Atlanta Thrashers ||5-6 || New York Islanders || SO || Hedberg || 12,824 ||18-17-6 ||42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 42 || January 5 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || Pavelec || 17,049 || 18-18-6 ||42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || January 7 || New York Rangers || 1-2 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 9,179 ||19-18-6 ||44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 44 || January 9 || Washington Capitals || 8-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || ||Hedberg || 16,767 ||19-19-6 ||44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || January 12 || Ottawa Senators || 1-6 || Atlanta Thrashers || ||Pavelec || 10,017 ||20-19-6 ||46 |- align="center" | 46 || January 14 || Buffalo Sabres || 2-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || OT || Pavelec ||11,313 ||20-19-7 ||47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || January 16 || Atlanta Thrashers || 5-3 || Carolina Hurricanes || ||Pavelec || 14,812 ||21-19-7 ||49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 48 || January 18 || Atlanta Thrashers || 0-1 || Florida Panthers || ||Hedberg ||11,818 || 21-20-7 ||49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || January 19 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 10,208 || 22-20-7 ||51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 50 || January 21 || Carolina Hurricanes || 5-2 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 10,472 ||22-21-7 ||51 |- align="center" | 51 || January 23 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || SO || Hedberg || 16,212 || 22-21-8||52 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || January 26 || Anaheim Ducks || 1-2 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg ||12,984 || 23-21-8 ||54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || January 28 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Hedberg ||19,611 || 24-21-8 ||56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || January 30 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-4 || Nashville Predators || || Hedberg ||16,646 ||24-22-8 ||56 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || February 2 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec ||11,390 || 24-23-8 ||56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 56 || February 5 || Atlanta Thrashers ||2-5 || Washington Capitals || || Pavelec ||18,277 || 24-24-8 ||56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || February 6 || Florida Panthers ||2-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg|| 16,743 ||25-24-8 ||58 |- align="center" | 58 || February 10 || Atlanta Thrashers ||3-4 || Colorado Avalanche || OT ||Hedberg ||11,644 ||25-24-9 ||59 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || February 12 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-2 || Minnesota Wild || || Hedberg || 18,257 ||26-24-9 ||61 |- align="center" | 60 || February 13 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-5 || Chicago Blackhawks || SO || Pavelec ||22,275 ||26-24-10 ||62 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || March 2 || Florida Panthers || 2-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg ||13,818 || 27-24-10 ||64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || March 4 || New York Islanders || 3-6 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 14,776 || 28-24-10 ||66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 63 || March 6 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2-6 || Tampa Bay Lightning || || Hedberg || 19,926 || 28-25-10 ||66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || March 7 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4-0 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Pavelec || 15,306 || 28-26-10 ||66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 65 || March 9 || Nashville Predators || 2-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || ||Hedberg || 11,106 || 28-27-10 ||66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || March 11 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1-2 || Columbus Blue Jackets || || Hedberg || 13,459 || 28-28-10 ||66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 67 || March 12 || New York Rangers || 5-2 || Atlanta Thrashers || ||Hedberg || 15,571 ||28-29-10 ||66 |- align="center" | 68 || March 14 || Phoenix Coyotes ||3-2 || Atlanta Thrashers || SO ||Pavelec || 15,914 ||28-29-11 ||67 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || March 16 || Buffalo Sabres || 3-4 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 12,540 || 29-29-11 ||69 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || March 18 || Ottawa Senators || 3-6 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg ||12,718 || 30-29-11 ||71 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || March 20 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2-5 || Atlanta Thrashers || ||Hedberg || 17,024 ||31-29-11 ||73 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 || March 21 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-1 || Philadelphia Flyers || ||Pavelec || 19,575 || 32-29-11 ||75 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 73 || March 23 || Boston Bruins || 4-0 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 14,042 || 32-30-11 ||75 |- align="center" | 74 || March 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || OT || Pavelec || 14,148 || 32-30-12 ||76 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || March 27 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4-0 || Carolina Hurricanes || || Hedberg || 16,108 || 33-30-12 ||78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 76 || March 29 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 13,440 ||33-31-12||78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || March 30 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Pavelec ||19,079 || 34-31-12 ||80 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 78 || April 1 || Atlanta Thrashers || 1-2 || Washington Capitals || ||Pavelec || 18,277 || 34-32-12 ||80 |- align="center" | 79 || April 3 || Atlanta Thrashers || 3-4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || OT || Hedberg || 17,047 ||34-32-13 ||81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 80 || April 6 || New Jersey Devils || 3-0 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Hedberg || 12,038 || 34-33-13 ||81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || April 9 || Atlanta Thrashers ||2-5 || Washington Capitals || || Pavelec|| 18,277 ||34-34-13 ||81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || April 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0-1 || Atlanta Thrashers || ||Hedberg ||18,959 ||35-34-13 ||83 |-

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.

‡Traded mid-season

underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Awards

Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Quebec.

References

References

1. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=525409 Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager]
2. [http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=506282 Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars]
3. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433042 Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto]
4. link. (September 27, 2009)
5. ATL. home Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations]
6. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=516292 Thrashers Acquire Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey for Kovalchuk and Salmela]
7. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=517009 Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen]
8. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519535 Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft]
9. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519535 Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft]
10. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433256 Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov]
11. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=434566 Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents]
12. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=434566 Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents]
13. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=434566 Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents]
14. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=434566 Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents]
15. (September 2016)
16. (September 2016)
17. (June 2017)
18. (June 2017)
19. ATL. home Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic]
20. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500326 Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov]
21. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519572 Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios]
22. "Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson".
23. link. (2009-10-06)
24. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=424904&page=NewsPage&service=page Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela]
25. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=425057&page=NewsPage&service=page Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner]
26. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=425126&page=NewsPage&service=page Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek]
27. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=425972&page=NewsPage&service=page Thrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip]
28. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433227 Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn]
29. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436437 Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick]
30. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436437 Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick]
31. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436550 Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater]
32. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442841 Thrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen]
33. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442874 Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong]
34. "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents".
35. "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents".
36. "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents".
37. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451002 Thrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane]
38. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451031 Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik]
39. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=457722 Thrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney]
40. [http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502816 Thrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension]