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 (43) |
Assists | Todd White (49) |
Points | Ilya Kovalchuk (91) |
Penalties in minutes | Eric Boulton (163) |
Plus/minus | Rich Peverley (+14) |
Wins | Kari Lehtonen (18) |
Goals against average | Kari Lehtonen (3.09) |
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.
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
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