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| Recchi's shootout winner halts Pens' eight-game win streak |
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01/12/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Mark Recchi scored in the fourth round of the shootout to help the Atlanta Thrashers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, at Philips Arena. The first three rounds of the shootout were scoreless, but Recchi gave his team the advantage as he deked to the backhand and lifted the puck over Ty Conklin. Evgeni Malkin was the last chance for Pittsburgh and he had Kari Lehtonen beaten, but his backhand did not get enough height and Lehtonen made a right pad save to preserve the win. Ilya |
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| Leading scorer Kovalchuk tops East All-Star reserves |
NHL Hockey |
01/11/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The NHL's leading goal-scorer, Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, headed a list of 15 players named as reserves to the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the game to be played in Atlanta January 27. Kovalchuk, who leads the NHL with 36 goals and ranks second with 61 points, will not be the only player representing the host team, as fellow Thrashers forward Marian Hossa was named to his fourth All-Star team. Hossa and Kovalchuk will be joined up front by a group headlin |
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| Jokinen's goal lifts Florida over Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Olli Jokinen's shootout goal completed a late Florida comeback and gave the Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. Nathan Horton matched Vyacheslav Kozlov's goal to start the shootout, and after Thomas Vokoun and Kari Lehtonen alternated saves, Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk, the league's leading scorer, had a chance for the go-ahead tally. But Kovalchuk's wrister soared wide right of the net, and Jokinen made it hurt when he fired a deliberate wrister past |
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| Panthers aim to halt losing ways against Thrashers |
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01/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will try to avoid their sixth loss in seven games tonight, when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers in a Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena. The Panthers' only win in their last six tests came against the New York Islanders last Thursday. Florida has lost its last two games, as it was swept by Pittsburgh in a home-and-home series. The Penguins won in Florida, 3-0, on Saturday and then notched a 3-1 decision in Tuesday's return trip to Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby posted |
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| Hartnell, Carter shine as Flyers remain hot |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Scott Hartnell had a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers continued their domination of the Atlanta Thrashers with a 4-1 win at Philips Arena. Jeff Carter scored a pair of goals while Steve Downie scored his second goal in as many games for the Flyers, who have won two straight and five of their last six games. "After that first period we were down," said Hartnell. "We knew we had to get something going. In the dressing room we had a good feeling that we were going to g |
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| Crosby tops NHL All-Star voting for 2nd straight year; 3 Wings in West starting lineup |
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01/08/2008 |
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| a recognition, no question, but I don't know if it means more,'' Alfredsson said of his starting assignment. ``All-Star weekend is a lot of fun no matter how you get into it.'' Surprisingly, the league's top two goal scorers, Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers (34 goals) and Washington's Alex Ovechkin - tied with Iginla with 32 - weren't elected to start for the East. Ovechkin was fifth in votes among forwards with 177,574, while Kovalchuk came in sixth with 173,629. ``This league is really young,'' Lec |
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| Hurting Flyers head south for test against Thrashers |
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01/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will aim for their fifth win in six tries tonight, when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for a battle at Philips Arena. The Flyers notched a 3-2 win Saturday evening in Toronto as Mike Richards scored the game-winner with just 2:51 to play. On the power play after Ian White was called for interference, Mike Knuble attempted a sweeping shot from the left side of the net that Andrew Raycroft stopped, but Richards was sitting at the right side and slammed home the rebound |
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| Hossa leads Thrashers past reeling Sabres |
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01/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Martin Hossa scored twice as the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres, 5-2, at Philips Arena. Pascal Dupuis, Colin Stuart and Ilya Kovalchuk also tallied for the Thrashers, who entered having lost four of six. Johan Hedberg made 37 saves in the win. "Definitely, it was a huge win," said Hossa. "Any win is a huge win. I thought we played a good team game. I think we have a good chance to be over .500 and be a playoff team again." Thomas Vanek and Clarke MacArthur scored for th |
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| Hurricanes and Thrashers end home-and-home in Atlanta |
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01/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to close the gap in the Southeast Division tonight, as they take on the front-running Carolina Hurricanes in the back end of a home-and-home set at Philips Arena. The Thrashers defeated the Hurricanes, 5-4, in overtime on Wednesday to get within three points of Carolina, which leads the division with 44 points. Marian Hossa's power-play goal with just 32 seconds left in overtime lifted the Thrashers at the RBC Center. With time winding down, Ilya Kovalchuk had t |
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| Hossa lifts Thrashers past Hurricanes in OT |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - Marian Hossa's power-play goal with just 32 seconds left in overtime lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the opener of a home-and-home series at the RBC Center. Carolina's Glen Wesley was called for hooking with 1:05 left in overtime and Atlanta used the power play wisely. With time winding down, Ilya Kovalchuk had the puck at the right circle and passed it down to the left side where a flying Hossa redirected it past Cam Ward for the win. Kov |
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