2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers season is the 9th season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season.
==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).
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Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	 	 	 	
September 25 	Atlanta 	4 - 2 	Nashville 	 	Pavelec 	10,558 	 	 	 	
September 26 	Atlanta 	4 - 9 	St. Louis 	 	Hedberg 	12,526 	 	 	 	
September 28 	Atlanta 	0 - 4 	Detroit 	 	Lehtonen 	17,714 	 	 	 	
October 1 	Detroit 	4 - 1 	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen 	10,817 	 	 	 	
October 3 	Nashville 	6 - 4 	Atlanta 	 	Hedberg 	6,753 	 	 	 	
October 4 	St. Louis 	4 - 1 	Atlanta 	 	Lehtonen 	7,648 	 	 	 	
===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 stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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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
===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
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	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
†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==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
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===
Date 	Details 	Details
September 26, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks Ken KleeBrad LarsenChad 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 Wilson2009 6th round draft pick
February 16, 2008 	To Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Schneider2009 conditional draft pick	To Atlanta Thrashers 2009 2nd round draft pick2010 3rd round draft pick
March 2, 2008 	To New Jersey Devils Niclas HavelidMyles Stoesz 	To Atlanta Thrashers Anssi Salmela
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player	Former team	Contract Terms
===Claimed from waivers===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Rich Peverley	Nashville Predators	January 10, 2009
==Roster==
Updated April 1, 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 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)
==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==References==
Category:Atlanta Thrashers seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey