Thrashers Edge Out Montreal

Despite Montreal's constant challenging of Atlanta throughout the entire game, ultimately, it was the Thrashers to come up with the big 5-4 victory over the Canadiens.

Who Scored:

The First Period:

ATL: Bryan Little's 1^st goal; assisted by Rich Peverley (8^th assist)

ATL: Peverley's 7th goal; assisted by Todd White (2^nd) and Little (6^th)

The Second Period:

MTL: Brian Gionta – assisted by Scott Gomez

ATL: Mark Popovic's 1st goal; assisted by Maxim Afinogenov (5^th) and Nik Antropov (11^th)

MTL: Michael Cammalleri – unassisted

The Third Period:

MTL: Gionta – unassisted

ATL: Pavel Kubina's 1^st goal; assisted by Antropov (12^th) and Peverley (9^th) – PPG

MTL: Tomas Plekanec – assisted by Guillaume Latendresse and Maxim Lapierre

ATL: Colby Armstrong's 2^nd goal; assists by Marty Reasoner (4^th) and Evander Kane (3^rd)

Stats:

Ondrej Pavelec had another strong game for his team, having turned away 34 of 38 shots on goal.

Mark Popovic and Chris Thorburn blocked 2 shots each. (Total blocked shots by Atlanta: 10)

Pavel Kubina led the Thrashers in shots on goal after recording 4 of Atlanta's 30 total shots.

Rich Peverley recorded 4 of Atlanta's 19 total hits.

Face-Off Break Down:

The Thrashers had the slight edge in the circle, having won 52% of their total face-offs. (25 of 48)

Slava Kozlov and Bryan Little: 100% (1 for 1)

Rich Peverley: 75% (6 for 8)

Jim Slater: 57% (4 for 7)

Todd White: 56%

Marty Reasoner: 50% (4 for 8)

Nik Antropov: 31% (4 for 13)

Evander Kane: 0% (0 for 1)

Game Leaders In Time On Ice:

Zach Bogosian – 24:04 over 27 shifts; average time on ice o f 00:53

Pavel Kubina – 23:32 over 27 shifts; average time on ice of 00:52

Rich Peverley – 22:34 over 22 shifts; average time on ice of 01:01

One City. One Team. One Goal. One Cup. We Believe!!!