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Thrashers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:16:07 PST

Even Ondrej Pavelec, who has been one of Atlanta's best players through the first month of the season, is bound to have an off night.

But against the Islanders on Saturday night, Atlanta's young goalie had plenty of company in that category. Most of the Thrashers slept through the first period, a common trend in each of Atlanta's losses this season, and Atlanta was outshot 21-11.

Pavelec allowed four goals in the first period, but only one of them should be considered his fault. The Thrashers allowed too much traffic in front of him, weren't physical enough in their own zone and had too many players not willing to pay a price to win battles for loose pucks.

When you put all of that together, Atlanta didn't stand much of a chance against the Islanders.

Islanders shake off injuries, beat Thrashers (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:32:04 PST

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 going on the road and we have a couple of teams that are playing well, it's big for us," said...

Puck Headlines: Empty seats for Avs; Lil' Brooks to Olympics (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:30 PST

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Torres, Blue Jackets edge Thrashers 4-3 (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:32:51 PST

Raffi Torres is making two-goal games look astonishingly easy. Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night. Torres' second goal gave Columbus a 4-2 lead. He also had two goals Sunday in the Blue Jackets' 5-4 win at Washington before taking advantage of the Thrashers' breakdowns in weak-side defense.

Puck Daddy chats with Kevin Dallman about being best defenseman in KHL, life in Kazakhstan, NHL players in Russia (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:18 PST

Remember Kevin Dallman? You're forgiven if you don't. His NHL career lasted 154 games between the Boston...

Fantasy: Surviving star injuries; benching star players? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:00:25 PST

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The 5 best and 5 worst NHL jerseys of the last decade (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:13:55 PST

(No, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't technically end until 2011. Save your bellyaching.

Thrashers' Lehtonen has second back surgery (AP)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:43 PST

Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen is expected to miss six to eight weeks after having a second surgery on his back. Lehtonen has not played this season after having surgery July 20 to repair a herniated disc. The team said Wednesday that Lehtonen had another surgery on Friday in Rochester, N.Y., to remove edges of bone that were applying pressure to nerve roots in his back at two locations.

Men's hockey team to be named Dec. 31 (CBC.ca)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:48:13 PST

Canadians can count down to the New Year with debate over who is on the men's Olympic hockey team, whose roster is to be unveiled Dec. 31.

Raycroft still solid as Canucks down Rangers (CBC.ca)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:14:52 PST

Vancouver goalie Andrew Raycroft continued to stay solid in place of the injured Roberto Luongo, notching his third win in four games as his Canucks defeated the visiting New York Rangers 4-1.

Peverley has 3 points, Thrashers beat Canadiens (AP)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:39:44 PST

After Colby Armstrong gave Atlanta a third-period lead, the Thrashers hung on for their first regulation victory at the Bell Centre in over five years. Armstrong scored 13:14 into the third period and Atlanta beat the Canadiens 5-4 on Tuesday night. His goal came 34 seconds after Montreal drew even for the second time in the third.

Armstrong's late goal ends Canadiens' five-game home winning streak (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:27:00 PST

MONTREAL - Even without injured star Ilya Kovalchuk, the Atlanta Thrashers are finding ways to win.

What We Learned: It's a moral conundrum about star injuries (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:47:36 PST

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Saturday's Three Stars: Pavelec stops 50; Tambellini's trick is treat (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:44:16 PDT

No. 1 Star: Ondrej Pavelec, Atlanta Thrashers If Kari Lehtonen thought his gig as Atlanta's No.

Osgood, Red Wings stifle Flames (CBC.ca)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:45:05 PDT

The Detroit Red Wings handed the Calgary Flames their second straight loss Saturday night with a 3-1 victory at the Pengrowth Saddledome.

Ondrej Pavelec's personal tribute to Jacques Plante (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:20:41 PDT

Just over a week ago, Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec was the butt of jokes after letting in a...

More NHLPA execs bite the dust (CBC.ca)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:09:29 PDT

Ron Pink is the latest casualty in what has become a dysfunctional NHL Players' Association, stepping down from the union's advisory board Saturday.

Strong starts bode well in NHL (CBC.ca)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:51:44 PDT

The Pittsburgh Penguins obviously are not suffering from the Stanley Cup hangover with their league-leading 10-game start, and some of the surprising teams include Colorado, Buffalo, Ottawa, Phoenix and Edmonton.

Thrashers end 4-game skid, top Senators 3-1 (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:38:37 PDT

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.

Thrashers end four-game losing streak with 3-1 victory over Senators (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:38:33 PDT

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators won't be anxious to see Ondrej Pavelec any time soon.

Flames look to rebound vs. Detroit (CBC.ca)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:01:34 PDT

The Calgary Flames will try to shake off a tough loss that snapped their winning streak when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET, CBC, CBCSports.ca).

Senators' getting good mileage out of penalty kill, Milan Michalek (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:44 PDT

OTTAWA - Fans in Ottawa affectionately dubbed Martin Havlat as Mach 9 during his days as a member of the Senators.

Raycroft shines in Luongo's absence (CBC.ca)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:17:38 PDT

Andrew Raycroft stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime before denying Michal Handzus and Ryan Smyth in the shootout while Mikael Samuelsson fired the winning goal, leading Vancouver to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Thursday's Three Stars: Bryz wins again; seen Stamkos's goal? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:59:38 PDT

No. 1 Star: Ilya Bryzgalov, Phoenix Coyotes After giving up eight goals in the last two starts (and getting...

Ovechkin scores twice, Caps beat Thrashers (AP)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:37:05 PDT

Alex Ovechkin got Washington off to a good start. Semyon Varlamov bailed out the Capitals the rest of the way. Ovechkin scored twice to add to his NHL-leading total, Varlamov turned away 38 shots -- including a penalty shot -- and the first-place Capitals survived a wild finish for their sixth straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night.

Puck Previews: Flames face division-leading Avs; Gaborik out (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:42:19 PDT

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Puck Headlines: LA lands 2010 draft; which players need trade? (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:03 PDT

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Thrashers recall C Krog from AHL Chicago (AP)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:30:29 PDT

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 points in 14 games with the Thrashers in the 2006-07 season and has played with four other NHL teams.