2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers season

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.

2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers
Division4th Southeast
Conference13th Eastern
2008–09 record35–41–6
Home record18–21–2
Road record17–20–4
Goals for257
Goals against280
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachJohn Anderson
CaptainVacant (Oct.–Jan.)
Ilya Kovalchuk (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsColby Armstrong
Niclas Havelid (Oct.–Mar.)
Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct.–Jan.)
Vyacheslav Kozlov
Mathieu Schneider (Oct.–Feb.)
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendanceAverage: 14,535
Capacity: 78.4%
Total: 276,166
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (43)
AssistsTodd White (49)
PointsIlya Kovalchuk (91)
Penalty minutesEric Boulton (163)
Plus/minusRich Peverley (+14)
WinsKari Lehtonen (18)
Goals against averageKari Lehtonen (3.09)

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – Washington Capitals8250248272245108
2Carolina Hurricanes824530723922697
3Florida Panthers8241301123423193
4Atlanta Thrashers823541625728076
5Tampa Bay Lightning8224401821027966

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1z – Boston BruinsNE82531910274196116
2y – Washington CapitalsSE8250248272245108
3y – New Jersey DevilsAT8251274244209106
4Pittsburgh PenguinsAT824528926423999
5Philadelphia FlyersAT8244271126423899
6Carolina HurricanesSE824530723922697
7New York RangersAT824330921021895
8Montreal CanadiensNE8241301124924793
8.5
9Florida PanthersSE8241301123423193
10Buffalo SabresNE824132925023491
11Ottawa SenatorsNE8236351121723783
12Toronto Maple LeafsNE8234351325029381
13Atlanta ThrashersSE823541625728076
14Tampa Bay LightningSE8224401821027966
15New York IslandersAT822647920127961

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game Log

Record vs. Opponents

Team Points Record
New Jersey* 106 130
NY Islanders 61 310
NY Rangers 95 211
Philadelphia 99 040
Pittsburgh 99 040
Boston* 116 040
Buffalo 91 400
Montreal 93 220
Ottawa 83 220
Toronto 81 211
Carolina 97 330
Florida 93 231
Tampa Bay 66 411
Washington* 108 240
Chicago 104 010
Columbus 92 010
Detroit* 112 020
Nashville 88 101
St. Louis 92 010
Calgary 98 100
Colorado 69 200
Edmonton 85 100
Minnesota 89 010
Vancouver* 100 100
Anaheim 91 100
Dallas 83 010
Los Angeles 79 100
Phoenix 79 001
San Jose* 117 010

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

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Kari Lehtonen462624192231343.0614981364.9113
Johan Hedberg331716131231003.49875775.8860
Ondrej Pavelec12599370363.60301265.8800

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect season totals.
Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Zach Bogosian1st NHL GameOctober 10, 2008
Colby Armstrong200th NHL GameOctober 10, 2008
Garnet Exelby300th NHL GameOctober 11, 2008
Nathan Oystrick1st NHL GameOctober 14, 2008
Mathieu Schneider1,200th NHL GameOctober 14, 2008
Jason Williams300th NHL GameOctober 16, 2008
Todd White500th NHL GameNovember 2, 2008
Bryan Little1st NHL Hat TrickDecember 26, 2008
Kari Lehtonen200th NHL GameMarch 16, 2009
Eric Perrin100 NHL PointMarch 24, 2009

Transactions

Trades

Date
Details
September 26, 2008 To Anaheim Ducks
Ken Klee
Brad Larsen
Chad Painchaud
To Atlanta Thrashers
Mathieu Schneider
January 13, 2008 To New York Islanders
Junior Lessard
To Atlanta Thrashers
Brett Skinner
January 14, 2008 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jason Williams
To Atlanta Thrashers
Clay Wilson
6th-round pick in 2009 – David Pacan
February 16, 2008 To Montreal Canadiens
Mathieu Schneider
Conditional pick in 2009 (condition satisfied) – Joonas Nattinen
To Atlanta Thrashers
2nd-round pick in 2009 – Jeremy Morin
3rd-round pick in 2010 – Julian Melchiori
March 2, 2008 To New Jersey Devils
Niclas Havelid
Myles Stoesz
To Atlanta Thrashers
Anssi Salmela

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
PlayerNew team
Bobby HolikNew Jersey Devils
Mark Recchi[1]Tampa Bay Lightning
Jason KrogVancouver Canucks

Claimed from waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers
Rich PeverleyNashville PredatorsJanuary 10, 2009

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)  United States Peterborough Petes (OHL)
1 29 (from Pittsburgh) Daultan Leveille (C)  Canada St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL)
3 64 Danick Paquette (RW)  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 94 Vinny Saponari (RW)  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
5 124 Nicklas Lasu (LW)  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden Jr.)
6 154 Chris Carrozzi (G)  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7 184 Zach Redmond (D)  United States Ferris State University (CCHA)

See also

References

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