| |
| Pens host Thrashers hoping to halt five-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2009 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The sliding Pittsburgh Penguins will try to avoid a sixth consecutive loss when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for this evening's encounter at Mellon Arena. Pittsburgh hopes it can continue its recent success against Atlanta to help end the five-game losing streak. The Penguins are 2-0 against the Thrashers this year and have won five of the last seven meetings between the clubs. Atlanta has also dropped three straight and five of eight in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's fifth consecutive loss c |
|
| |
| Wishart, Mihalik returned to Norfolk |
MLH |
01/05/2009 |
| |
| k to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Monday. Wishart, 20, made his NHL debut Saturday vs. Carolina, logging 7:53 of ice time while blocking two shots. He has played in 31 games with the Admirals this season, recording one goal and two assists and a plus-two rating. The 22-year-old Mihalik, recorded his first NHL assist Sunday night against the Atlanta Thrashers. He has played in five games with Tampa Bay this season, recording one assist while averaging 11:43 in ice time. |
|
| |
| Tampa Bay beats Thrashers in battle for last place |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Martin St. Louis registered two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning climbed out of the Southeast division cellar with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Mike Smith made 27 saves, as the Lightning moved one point ahead of the now- last place Thrashers. Steve Eminger and Ryan Malone also scored for Tampa Bay, which recorded its first win in Atlanta since February 22, 2007 and snapped a three-game losing streak. "I'd like to think (we've turned the corner)," St. Louis said. "We |
|
| |
| Thrashers send Lehman to Chicago |
MLH |
01/04/2009 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers have reassigned defenseman Scott Lehman to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. The 22-year-old blueliner has registered two goals and two assist and 34 penalty minutes in 21 games with Chicago this season. |
|
| |
| Canucks and Stars clash in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
| |
| lyers and during the game it acquired LaBarbera from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2009 seventh-round draft choice. LaBarbera started Thursday's victory over Nashville and was back in net on Friday. He ended with 34 stops in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Atlanta Thrashers. LaBarbera has stopped 65-of-69 shots faced since joining the Canucks and is 4-2-0 with a 3.00 goals against average lifetime against Dallas. In Friday's loss, the Sedin twins combined for six points with Henrik having two goals and an assist and Da |
|
| |
| Atlanta sends top pick down to Chicago |
MLH |
01/03/2009 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers assigned their 2008 first-round draft pick, defenseman Zach Bogosian to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Saturday. The 18-year-old blueliner was selected by Atlanta with the third overall choice in the NHL Entry Draft this June. He has appeared in nine outings with the Thrashers this season, collecting 13 penalty minutes. |
|
| |
| Thrashers beat Canucks in SO |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2009 |
| |
| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Eric Christensen scored the game-winner in the shootout as the Atlanta Thrashers got past the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, at Philips Arena. In the fourth round of the shootout, Christensen skated on net and went from the backhand to the forehand before stuffing the puck past Jason LaBarbera. Daniel Sedin had the last chance for Vancouver to keep the game going, but his shot was tipped over the net by Kari Lehtonen. Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and an assist while Slava Kozlov and Joseph |
|
| |
| Thrashers host Canucks at Philips Arena |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2009 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will hope to start 2009 on a better note than it ended 2008, as they welcome the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's interconference matchup at Philips Arena. The Thrashers, who are last in the Southeast Division with 29 points, have lost four straight games and their most recent setback came on New Year's Eve at Carolina. All told, Atlanta has just five wins in its last 22 games, going 5-14-3 over that stretch. Atlanta suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Hurricanes at R |
|
| |
| Blues try to get on track against Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2009 |
| |
| he Blues come into tonight's test last in the Western Conference with just 31 points on the year. Carolina is 3-3-0 in its last six games and has alternated wins and losses over that stretch. The Hurricanes are coming off a victory over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on New Year's Eve. Sergei Samsonov collected a pair of goals and one assist to lead Carolina to the 3-1 victory. For Samsonov it was his first two-goal game of the season and the performance gives him seven tallies in 38 games this season. The Russi |
|
| |
| Leafs resume homestand with test from Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
| |
| abres at Air Canada Centre. With starter Vesa Toskala having lost his last three outings while allowing 14 goals in that span, Joseph got the start on Tuesday -- his first since November 25 -- and halted 29 shots in a 4-3 overtime victory versus the Atlanta Thrashers that gave the veteran the 450th victory of his career. Joseph got his first win of the season (1-4-1) and first since April 5 of last year, while with the Calgary Flames. The 41-year-old, who spent four seasons with Toronto beginning with the 1998-9 |
|
| |
