| 2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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| Division | 4th Southeast |
| Conference | 13th Eastern |
| 2008–09 record | 35-41-6 |
| Home record | 18-21-2 |
| Road record | 17-20-4 |
| Goals for | 257 |
| Goals against | 280 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Don Waddell |
| Coach | John Anderson |
| Captain | Vacant (Oct-Jan) Ilya Kovalchuk (Jan-Apr) |
| Alternate captains | Colby Armstrong Niclas Havelid (Oct-Mar) Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct-Jan) Vyacheslav Kozlov Mathieu Schneider (Oct-Feb) |
| Arena | Philips Arena |
| Average attendance | Average: 14,535 Capacity: 78.4% Total: 276,166 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (41) |
| Assists | Todd White (49) |
| Points | Ilya Kovalchuk (89) |
| Penalties in minutes | Eric Boulton (163) |
| Plus/minus | Rich Peverley (+14) |
| Wins | Kari Lehtonen (18) |
| Goals against average | Kari Lehtonen (3.09) |
| <2007–08 | 2009–10> |
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 playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, but failed.
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| No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | 2 | y-Washington Capitals | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 |
| 2 | 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 |
| 3 | 9 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 |
| 4 | 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 |
| 5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 |
| R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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| 1 | z-Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 274 | 196 | 116 | ||
| 2 | y-Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 | ||
| 3 | y-New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 244 | 209 | 106 | ||
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 264 | 239 | 99 | ||
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 264 | 238 | 99 | ||
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 | ||
| 7 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 210 | 218 | 95 | ||
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 249 | 247 | 93 | ||
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| 9 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 | ||
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 250 | 234 | 91 | ||
| 11 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 217 | 237 | 83 | ||
| 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 250 | 293 | 81 | ||
| 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 | ||
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 | ||
| 15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 201 | 279 | 61 | ||
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division winner, z - placed first in conference (and division)
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division
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| Team | Points | Record |
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| 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
The Atlanta Thrashers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
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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
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 2009 6th round draft pick |
| February 16, 2008 | To Montreal Canadiens
Mathieu Schneider 2009 conditional draft pick |
To Atlanta Thrashers
2009 2nd round draft pick 2010 3rd round draft pick |
| March 2, 2008 | To New Jersey Devils
Niclas Havelid Myles Stoesz |
To Atlanta Thrashers
Anssi Salmela |
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Updated April 1, 2009.[2]
Atlanta's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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| 1 | 3 | Zach Bogosian | (D) | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 1 | 29 (from Pittsburgh) | Daultan Leveille | (C) | St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL) | |
| 3 | 64 | Danick Hudon-Paquette | (RW) | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 94 | Vinny Saponari | (RW) | US National Team Development Program U-18 | |
| 5 | 124 | Nicklas Lasu | (LW) | Frölunda HC (Sweden Jr.) | |
| 6 | 154 | Christopher Carrozzi | (G) | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) | |
| 7 | 184 | Zach Redmond | (D) | Ferris State University (CCHA) |
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