2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season began with the highest expectations in franchise history, even with the off-season loss of their second-leading scorer, Marc Savard, to the Boston Bruins. Veteran centers Steve Rucchin, Niko Kapanen and Jon Sim were acquired in hopes help fill the loss of Savard. With NHL superstars Marian Hossa and Ilya Kovalchuk and a healthy goaltender, Kari Lehtonen, the Thrashers clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history following the Toronto Maple Leafs' 7–2 loss to the New York Rangers on April 1. The Thrashers had a highly disappointing playoff series against the New York Rangers, as they were swept with losses of 4–3, 2–1, 7–0, and 4–2.

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

October

Record for month 8–2–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Atlanta	SO	Lehtonen	17,269	0–0–1	1
2	October 7	Florida	0 – 6	Atlanta		Lehtonen	14,239	1–0–1	3
3	October 9	Atlanta	1 – 0	Tampa Bay		Lehtonen	19,817	2–0–1	5
4	October 11	Boston	1 – 4	Atlanta		Lehtonen	12,579	3–0–1	7
5	October 13	Carolina	4 – 3	Atlanta		Lehtonen	13,106	3–1–1	7
6	October 14	Atlanta	4 – 3	Washington	OT	Lehtonen	11,995	4–1–1	9
7	October 19	Washington	3 – 4	Atlanta	SO	Lehtonen	12,719	5–1–1	11
8	October 21	Florida	2 – 4	Atlanta		Lehtonen	16,178	6–1–1	13
9	October 23	Atlanta	6 – 3	Florida		Lehtonen	13,102	7–1–1	15
10	October 25	Atlanta	4 – 5	Carolina	OT	Lehtonen	15,008	7–1–2	16
11	October 26	Atlanta	2 – 3	Philadelphia	SO	Lehtonen	19,228	7–1–3	17
12	October 28	Atlanta	5 – 4	Buffalo	SO	Lehtonen	18,690	8–1–3	19
13	October 30	Atlanta	2 – 4	Toronto		Lehtonen	19,285	8–2–3	19

November

Record for Month 8–5–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
14	November 1	Carolina	5 – 2	Atlanta		Lehtonen	14,277	8–3–3	19
15	November 3	Atlanta	4 – 3	Washington		Hedberg	12,834	9–3–3	21
16	November 4	Atlanta	4 – 1	NY Islanders		Hedberg	12,394	10–3–3	23
17	November 6	Boston	3 – 5	Atlanta		Hedberg	14,084	11–3–3	25
18	November 8	Ottawa	4 – 5	Atlanta		Lehtonen	16,253	12–3–3	27
19	November 10	NY Rangers	5 – 2	Atlanta		Lehtonen	18,545	12–4–3	27
20	November 11	Atlanta	3 – 5	Tampa Bay		Lehtonen	20,034	12–5–3	27
21	November 17	Dallas	5 – 3	Atlanta		Hedberg	18,545	12–6–3	27
22	November 18	Atlanta	1 – 3	Montreal		Hedberg	21,273	12–7–3	27
23	November 22	Atlanta	4 – 2	Washington		Hedberg	11,284	13–7–3	29
24	November 24	Atlanta	2 – 3	Tampa Bay	OT	Lehtonen	19,922	13–7–4	30
25	November 25	Florida	0 – 1	Atlanta		Lehtonen	17,053	14–7–4	32
26	November 28	Atlanta	5 – 4	NY Rangers	OT	Lehtonen	18,200	15–7–4	34
27	November 30	Toronto	0 – 5	Atlanta		Lehtonen	15,092	16–7–4	36

December

Record for Month 7–4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
28	December 2	Atlanta	3 – 1	Florida		Lehtonen	13,333	17–7–4	38
29	December 5	Atlanta	5 – 2	Toronto		Hedberg	19,507	18–7–4	40
30	December 7	Atlanta	0 – 8	Tampa Bay		Lehtonen	17,704	18–8–4	40
31	December 9	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	Atlanta	OT	Lehtonen	18,687	18–8–5	41
32	December 13	Anaheim	2 – 1	Atlanta		Lehtonen	16,028	18–9–5	41
33	December 15	Washington	3 – 2	Atlanta	OT	Lehtonen	16,920	18–9–6	42
34	December 16	Atlanta	0 – 6	NY Islanders		Hedberg	10,452	18–10–6	42
35	December 19	Atlanta	4 – 3	New Jersey	SO	Lehtonen	10,116	19–10–6	44
36	December 21	Pittsburgh	3 – 4	Atlanta	SO	Lehtonen	17,328	20–10–6	46
37	December 23	New Jersey	2 – 5	Atlanta		Lehtonen	17,548	21–10–6	48
38	December 26	Tampa Bay	1 – 2	Atlanta		Lehtonen	16,356	22–10–6	50
39	December 27	Atlanta	4 – 2	Pittsburgh		Lehtonen	17,132	23–10–6	52
40	December 30	Atlanta	1 – 4	Buffalo		Lehtonen	18,690	23–11–6	52

January

Record for month 6–5–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
41	January 1	Atlanta	3 – 2	Ottawa	OT	Lehtonen	19,707	24–11–6	54
42	January 2	Atlanta	1 – 5	Minnesota		Lehtonen	18,568	24–12–6	54
43	January 5	Phoenix	5 – 4	Atlanta	OT	Hedberg	18,545	24–12–7	55
44	January 6	Atlanta	2 – 3	Washington	OT	Lehtonen	15,642	24–12–8	56
45	January 9	Atlanta	2 – 4	Montreal		Lehtonen	21,273	24–13–8	56
46	January 12	Atlanta	1 – 2	New Jersey		Lehtonen	13,249	24–14–8	56
47	January 13	Atlanta	4 – 3	Carolina	SO	Lehtonen	18,639	25–14–8	58
48	January 16	Los Angeles	2 – 6	Atlanta		Lehtonen	13,205	26–14–8	60
49	January 18	Montreal	4 – 1	Atlanta		Lehtonen	14,025	26–15–8	60
50	January 20	Atlanta	3 – 1	NY Rangers		Lehtonen	18,200	27–15–8	62
51	January 26	NY Islanders	4 – 5	Atlanta	OT	Lehtonen	18,089	28–15–8	64
52	January 28	Philadelphia	2 – 1	Atlanta		Lehtonen	18,598	28–16–8	64
53	January 30	New Jersey	4 – 5	Atlanta	SO	Lehtonen	12,162	29–16–8	66

February

Record for month 3–7–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
54	February 1	NY Islanders	5 – 2	Atlanta		Lehtonen	13,543	29–17–8	66
55	February 3	Philadelphia	5 – 2	Atlanta		Lehtonen	18,622	29–18–8	66
56	February 6	Buffalo	4 – 3	Atlanta	SO	Lehtonen	17,881	29–18–9	67
57	February 8	Atlanta	6 – 3	Colorado		Lehtonen	17,428	30–18–9	69
58	February 10	Atlanta	2 – 3	Vancouver		Lehtonen	18,630	30–19–9	69
59	February 11	Atlanta	1 – 5	Edmonton		Hedberg	16,839	30–20–9	69
60	February 13	Atlanta	1 – 4	Calgary		Lehtonen	19,289	30–21–9	69
61	February 17	Atlanta	3 – 5	Ottawa		Lehtonen	19,881	30–22–9	69
62	February 20	Atlanta	3 – 1	Carolina		Hedberg	16,228	31–22–9	71
63	February 22	Tampa Bay	5 – 4	Atlanta	OT	Hedberg	16,032	31–22–10	72
64	February 24	Carolina	4 – 1	Atlanta		Lehtonen	18,774	31–23–10	72
65	February 26	Atlanta	3 – 2	Boston		Lehtonen	16,417	32–23–10	74

March

Record for month 9–4–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
66	March 2	Ottawa	2 – 4	Atlanta		Lehtonen	16,190	33–23–10	76
67	March 4	Carolina	1 – 3	Atlanta		Lehtonen	17,783	34–23–10	78
68	March 6	Florida	2 – 4	Atlanta		Lehtonen	12,566	35–23–10	80
69	March 8	Montreal	2 – 6	Atlanta		Lehtonen	14,528	36–23–10	82
70	March 10	Atlanta	2 – 3	Florida		Lehtonen	17,927	36–24–10	82
71	March 12	Washington	2 – 4	Atlanta		Lehtonen	14,041	37–24–10	84
72	March 15	Atlanta	2 – 3	Philadelphia		Lehtonen	19,122	37–25–10	84
73	March 16	NY Rangers	1 – 2	Atlanta	OT	Hedberg	18,457	38–25–10	86
74	March 18	Buffalo	3 – 4	Atlanta	OT	Lehtonen	18,602	39–25–10	88
75	March 22	San Jose	5 – 1	Atlanta		Lehtonen	16,367	39–26–10	88
76	March 24	Atlanta	1 – 2	Pittsburgh		Lehtonen	17,132	39–27–10	88
77	March 28	Atlanta	2 – 3	Florida	SO	Lehtonen	12,864	39–27–11	89
78	March 29	Toronto	2 – 3	Atlanta	OT	Hedberg	17,062	40–27–11	91
79	March 31	Atlanta	3 – 2	Boston		Lehtonen	16,218	41–27–11	93

April

Record for month 2–1–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 4	Washington	3 – 2	Atlanta		Lehtonen	18,783	41–28–11	93
81	April 6	Atlanta	4 – 1	Carolina		Hedberg	17,158	42–28–11	95
82	April 7	Tampa Bay	2 – 3	Atlanta	SO	Lehtonen	18,756	43–28–11	97

Playoffs

The Thrashers qualified for the post-season for the first time in franchise history, while also capturing their first Southeast Division championship. Atlanta headed into the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs on April 18, being swept by the New York Rangers in four straight games in the Quarter-finals.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: versus NY Rangers (6)

win series 4–0

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 12	NY Rangers	4 – 3	Atlanta		Lehtonen	18,857	0–1
2	April 14	NY Rangers	2 – 1	Atlanta		Hedberg	18,803	0–2
3	April 17	Atlanta	0 – 7	NY Rangers		Lehtonen	18,200	0–3
4	April 18	Atlanta	2 – 4	NY Rangers		Hedberg	18,200	0–4

Player stats

Regular season

;Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
	RW	82	43	57	100	49	18	17	3	5
	LW	81	28	52	80	36	9	8	0	8
	LW	82	42	34	76	66	-2	18	0	7
	RW	69	12	24	36	63	-9	5	0	2
	LW	77	17	12	29	60	-1	2	0	1
	C	82	11	18	29	86	-3	2	1	1
	C	57	12	16	28	20	9	4	0	2
	D	82	3	21	24	66	-3	0	0	0
	C	47	5	16	21	14	-4	1	0	1
	D	77	3	18	21	52	-2	1	0	1
	C	74	5	14	19	62	8	0	0	2
	D	46	4	12	16	24	4	3	0	0
	D	55	2	14	16	76	6	0	1	0
	C	24	9	6	15	12	0	1	0	0
	LW	18	7	8	15	34	8	2	0	3
	D	18	2	12	14	14	4	2	0	1
	LW	72	7	6	13	39	-11	0	2	0
	RW	72	5	8	13	27	0	0	0	0
	C	60	4	9	13	20	-12	1	0	0
	D	72	5	7	12	63	15	0	1	1
	D	52	3	9	12	31	-5	0	0	0
	D	58	2	8	10	56	2	0	1	0
	LW	45	3	4	7	49	2	0	0	0
	LW	17	3	2	5	4	-6	0	0	1
	C	14	1	3	4	6	3	0	0	0
	D	29	0	4	4	30	1	0	0	0
	LW	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	G	21	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
	G	68	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
	D	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
	RW	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	3934	68	34	24	9	183	2.79	4	2075	1892	.912
	1057	21	9	4	2	51	2.89	0	500	449	.898
Team:	4991	82	43	28	11	234	2.81	4	2575	2341	.909

Playoffs

;Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	LW	4	1	2	3	4	0	0	0
	LW	4	1	2	3	12	0	0	0
	LW	4	1	1	2	19	0	0	0
	D	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	LW	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	C	4	1	0	1	12	1	0	0
	D	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	0
	D	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	RW	4	0	1	1	6	0	0	0
	LW	4	0	0	0	24	0	0	0
	D	4	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	LW	4	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	RW	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
	LW	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	C	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	D	4	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
	D	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	117	2	0	2	5	2.56	0	69	64	.928
	118	2	0	2	11	5.59	0	73	62	.849
Team:	235	4	0	4	16	4.09	0	142	126	.887

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Waiver losses

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Atlanta had the 12th overall draft pick in the 2005–06 NHL season.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1	12	Bryan Little		Atlanta Thrashers	Barrie Colts
2	43	Riley Holzapfel		Atlanta Thrashers	Moose Jaw Warriors
3	80	Michael Forney		Atlanta Thrashers	Thief River Falls High School
5	135	Alex Kangas		Buffalo Sabres	Sioux Falls Stampede
6	165	Jonas Enlund		Atlanta Thrashers	HIFK Jr.
7	195	Jesse Martin		Atlanta Thrashers	Spruce Grove Saints
7	200	Arturs Kulda		Atlanta Thrashers	CSKA Moscow
7	210	Will O'Neill		Atlanta Thrashers	Tabor Academy

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