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The Atlanta Thrashers got themselves a huge bonus when they signed veteran Maxim Afinogenov. Afinogenov scored with six seconds remaining in the third period to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers for their fourth consecutive victory. It was the fifth straight...

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The Atlanta Thrashers had to settle for one point their last time out, but lately they've been doing an impressive job of collecting wins. They can't claim the same success recently against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Thrashers have won four of their last five games to move up the Southeas...

The Boston Bruins appear in desperate need of a boost as they try to snap a three-game skid, and they may get it with two key players perhaps ready to return to action. The Atlanta Thrashers, meanwhile, would prefer to keep things just as they are. The Thrashers look for a fifth straight victor...

Slava Kozlov hopes his first goal is the start of something good. Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory. Kozlov, who had 26 goals last season, put the Thrashers in fr...

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Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk's outstanding play certainly doesn't suggest he has a hobbled right foot. In matchups with the Edmonton Oilers, though, it's easy to wonder if there has been something wrong with him. Kovalchuk, on one of his best stretches of the season for the Thras...

Mounting injuries might become a problem for the struggling New York Rangers, but the expected return of Henrik Lundqvist should provide a lift. The All-Star goaltender, however, may have to contend with the potential return of high-scoring Ilya Kovalchuk on Thursday night when the Ra...

Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk will be with the team for Thursday night's game at the New York Rangers after all. Hours after team spokesman Rob Koch said Kovalchuk did not accompany the Thrashers to New York on Wednesday, Koch said late Wednesday night a weather delay before the fl...

Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk's return from a foot injury will have to wait at least one more game. Team spokesman Rob Koch says Kovalchuk did not accompany the Thrashers to New York on Wednesday for Thursday night's game against the Rangers. Kovalchuk left Wednesday morning's pr...

Defensemen Tobias Enstrom and Ron Hainsey forced overtime with third-period goals, and Rich Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis on Sunday night. Marty Reasoner set up both third-period goals to help Atlanta (7-6-1)...

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The New York Islanders knew they needed to take advantage of the Atlanta Thrashers at home before heading out on a seven-game road trip. They did exactly that, generating season highs for goals and shots in a 6-3 victory over the Thrashers on Saturday night. "After a couple of losses and goin...

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The St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers are losing for different reasons, but they are both losing. The Blues look to shake their offensive woes and avoid dropping a fifth straight game Sunday against a Thrashers team having little success keeping its opponents from scoring. St. Louis (5-...

Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Saturday night. The Islanders (6-6-5) have been streaky. They went winless in their first...

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While their play at home has left a lot to be desired, the Atlanta Thrashers' outstanding road record has more than compensated for that. The Thrashers seek their third straight road victory Saturday night when they face the New York Islanders for the first time this season. Atlanta hasn't...

The Atlanta Thrashers seem to play every shift at home as though they are down a goal in the final minute of the game.

When the Atlanta Thrashers learned last week that captain Ilya Kovalchuk would miss several weeks with an injury, general manager Don Waddell called it an opportunity for other players to step up. That's exactly what the Thrashers have done. Atlanta looks to win its third straight withou...

Colby Armstrong scored 13:14 into the third period and the Atlanta Thrashers earned their first regulation win in Montreal in over five years, 5-4 over the Canadiens on Tuesday night. Armstrong scored his second of the season to restore Atlanta's one-goal lead just 24 seconds after Mont...

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Colby Armstrong scored 13: 14 into the third period and the Atlanta Thrashers earned their first regulation win in Montreal in over five years, 5-4 over the Canadiens on Tuesday night.

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The Montreal Canadiens have thrived in games that have lasted past regulation this season. They've rarely needed to put in that type of extra effort to handle the Atlanta Thrashers at home. Winners of five straight at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens look to continue their success there agai...

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The Ottawa Senators will be happy not to see Ondrej Pavelec anytime soon. The Atlanta Thrashers goalie stopped 50 shots en route to a 3-1 win over the Senators on Saturday. "Right now I feel like Jacque Plante 50 years ago," said Pavelec, whose helmet flew off after he took a puck to the face. The...

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Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves, and Rich Peverley had a goal and assist for the Atlanta Thrashers, who broke a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Zach Bogosian and Maxim Afinogenov also scored for the Thrashers (5-4-1), who played without injur...

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Thin defensively, the Ottawa Senators won't have the burden of trying to stop Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers' blue-line corps, meanwhile, may still have to contend with Jason Spezza. The Senators, missing top defenseman Anton Volchenkov, hope to have Spezza back Saturday after...

ATLANTA | The Atlanta Thrashers clearly missed their top Russian player, and they saw more than they cared to of the Washington Capitals' guys from that country.

Ilya Kovalchuk's two-goal performance last week against the Capitals wasn't enough to keep the Atlanta Thrashers from losing a third straight to Washington. After suffering an injury that will keep him sidelined for the next three to five weeks, Kovalchuk won't get the chance to help hi...

The Atlanta Thrashers have recalled center Jason Krog from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. The team looks to add depth Tuesday, one day after announcing Ilya Kovalchuk would be sidelined for about a month with broken bone in his right foot. The 34-year-old Krog had four po...

Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk is expected to miss four weeks with a broken bone in his right foot. The team said the break was found in a CT scan on Monday. Kovalchuk was injured when he was struck by a puck during the first period of Saturday's game against the San Jose Sharks. He is tied f...

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While Alex Ovechkin provided the offense, the goaltending of Semyon Varlamov may be an even bigger reason why the Washington Capitals have bounced back following a four-game losing streak. The Capitals visit the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night for the first of two meetings between...

With a sold-out home crowd braced for the possibility of witnessing Montreal's worst start in nearly 70 years, a couple of newcomers gave Canadiens' fans an opportunity to celebrate a victory. Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta scored in the shootout, and Montreal snapped a five-game losing s...

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Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta scored in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night. Gionta, who scored late in the first period, sealed the win with a backhander past Ondrej Pavelec on Montreal's thi...

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Last summer, the Colorado Avalanche changed their general manager, coach and starting goaltender. The Ottawa Senators dealt their top goal scorer and signed slick puck handler Alex Kovalev. The Atlanta Thrashers traded for a $5 million defenseman and added a $4.06 million center. The Pho...

The Montreal Canadiens are looking to avoid their worst start in 68 years. If that happens, their fans surely will let them hear about it. The Canadiens are riding a five-game losing streak as they reach the halfway point of a season-high six-game homestand Tuesday night against the surpri...

Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice, and Johan Hedberg made 40 saves and added an assist in his first start of the season to help send the Atlanta Thrashers to their best start in franchise history with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

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An initially dominating defense has given way to a suddenly prolific offense, but victories have remained the constant for the Buffalo Sabres in the early going. They'll try to win their fifth straight and remain the NHL's only team without a regulation loss Saturday night as they face th...

Sure it's only four games into the season, but the well-rested Atlanta Thrashers are already making the NHL take notice. The Thrashers have played the fewest games in the league and are making the most of it. Evander Kane scored 1:36 into the third period to snap a tie, and Rich Peverley had tw...

The New Jersey Devils are off to their best road start in 20 years, but they still haven't won at home this season. They'll look to change that Friday night when they host the well-rested Atlanta Thrashers. New Jersey (3-2-0) capped a 3-0-0 trip with a 3-2 shootout win over Washington on Monda...

Ilya Kovalchuk's hot start has given the Atlanta Thrashers some early season confidence. A trip to Ottawa may not slow him down. Having played a large role in the Thrashers' undefeated start, Kovalchuk looks to continue his success in road games against the Senators on Saturday night. Kova...

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Returning from a triumphant season-opening Sweden trip, the St. Louis Blues had a dud of a home opener. The Atlanta Thrashers had a lot to do with that. Ilya Kovalchuk made it a pair of two-goal games to open the season, scoring the go-ahead tally in the first period and adding an empty-netter i...

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have picked up left wing Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for future considerations. General manager Scott Howson announced the deal Thursday. LaVallee-Smotherman was assigned to the club's American Hockey League affilia...

The St. Louis Blues have plenty to be excited about when they finally take the ice on their home continent. Looking to carry over their European success in North America, the Blues try to remain perfect when they host the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night. Fresh off its playoff appearance s...

Dan Fritsche wasn't willing to negotiate a two-way contract with NHL teams this summer, opting instead to attend training camp with the Atlanta Thrashers on a tryout with the hope of landing an NHL deal.

Russian forward Maxim Afinogenov and Canadian defenseman Mark Popovic, who played in the preseason with the Atlanta Thrashers on pro tryouts, signed with the NHL team on Tuesday. Afinogenov had one goal and an assist in three preseason games. The nine-year NHL veteran has 334 career poin...

The Atlanta Thrashers have assigned nine players, including forwards Joey Crabb and Jason Krog, to AHL Chicago. Crabb had nine points in 29 games with Atlanta last season. Krog signed with the Thrashers as a free agent after playing in four games with Vancouver last season. The Thrashers re...

Joe Corvo scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 11:52 remaining, snapping a tie to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Friday night for their first win in three exhibition games. Scott Walker, Eric Staal and Ray Whitney also scored for the Hurricanes, who led 2-0 mid...

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The Ducks have traded defenseman Steve McCarthy to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations. The deal was announced Thursday. McCarthy had no goals, one assist and seven penalty minutes in two preseason games with Anaheim. He previously played with Atlanta during the 2007-08 sea...

Rookie Colin Wilson had a goal and two assists, and Nashville captain Jason Arnott had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night in the preseason opener for both. Wilson signed with the Predators in the offseason after capping his sophomore season at...

The Atlanta Thrashers have signed first-round pick Evander Kane to a multiyear deal The team did not include financial terms of the deal Monday with the 17-year-old forward. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Kane had 48 goals and 48 assists in 61 games for his junior team, the Vancouver Giants. He wa...

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The Atlanta Thrashers have agreed to a new deal with restricted free agent forward Colby Armstrong, one day after the team announced it has re-signed goalie Kari Lehtonen. Armstrong, 26, matched his career high with 40 points while playing in all 82 games for the Thrashers last season. He s...

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Defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski and forward Jason Krog have signed deals to return to the Atlanta Thrashers. Kwiatkowski, 32, recorded five assists in 18 games with Atlanta during the 2007-08 season and has played in 282 career NHL games with five teams. He played in Russia last season. Krog, 3...

Star winger Marian Hossa wouldn't even negotiate a contract extension with the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2007-08 season, so he was traded to Pittsburgh. Jay Bouwmeester took the same path out of Florida this season, ending up in Calgary last week. Unless something changes in Atlanta,...

The Atlanta Thrashers signed free-agent forward Nik Antropov to a four-year, $16-million contract, Mikhail Grabovski got big raise from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mark Recchi decided to extend his stay in Boston as NHL teams continued to fill their rosters yesterday.

The Atlanta Thrashers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from Toronto in a four-player trade. The Thrashers announced Wednesday night they have traded defenseman Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to the Maple Leafs for Kubina and forward Tim Stapleton. The 32-year-old Kubina...

The Atlanta Thrashers have hired Rick Dudley, who spent the past five years as an executive with the Chicago Blackhawks, as associate general manager. Thrashers executive vice president and general manager Don Waddell says the 60-year-old Dudley will oversee scouting and player deve...