The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Nicklas Backstrom and Jeff Schultz scored a minute apart in the first period, and the Washington Capitals got two goals from Mike Green in a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, whose previous four games were decided by one goal. It was only the second ...
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers haven't yet made up for last season's playoff flop, but at least they've made up for a miserable start to this season.
ATLANTA - The fewer players the Atlanta Thrashers had on the ice, the better they played. The Thrashers took a lead with two short-handed goals in the second period and beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout Wednesday night, handing New York its fourth straight loss.
PITTSBURGH - Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves for his ninth career shutout, and Jordan Staal and Colby Armstrong ended long goal droughts in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night. Sidney Crosby a goal and an assist, and Ryan Malone and Ryan Whitney also scored for the Penguins, who had lost six of their previous seven at home. Sergei Gonchar had three assists, and ...
ATLANTA - Martin Brodeur made 22 saves in his first shutout of the season, and Rod Pelley and Paul Martin scored second-period goals for the New Jersey Devils in a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday night.
WASHINGTON -- Glen Hanlon tapped his fingers on the podium while speaking slowly and softly, trying to dissect the worst stretch he could remember as a hockey coach or player.
ATLANTA - Todd White scored a power-play goal with 2:11 left in overtime to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Marian Hossa knows how to score against the Carolina Hurricanes. Johan Hedberg knows how to beat them.
ATLANTA - Rod Brind'Amour scored two goals and Southeast Division-leading Carolina beat defending champion Atlanta 5-3 on Saturday night, giving Thrashers rookie goalie Ondrej Pavelec his first loss. Cam Ward stopped 32 shots for Carolina, which played its fifth of nine straight games against division opponents. Marian Hossa scored two goals for Atlanta, including one about 5 minutes into the third period that trimmed Carolina's lead to ...
ATLANTA - Todd White scored the 100th goal of his career 1:34 into overtime to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 2-1 victory over the slumping Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Atlanta improved to 6-3 under interim coach Don Waddell, the team's general manager. The Capitals lost their 10th in 12 games after starting the season with three straight victories. Ilya Kovalchuk scored his NHL-leading 13th goal, a ...
OTTAWA - Randy Robitaille scored his first two goals for Ottawa before leaving with an injury in the Senators' 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night. Robitaille, signed as a free agent earlier this season, scored twice to stake Ottawa to a 2-0 lead early in the second period, but was hit by Thrashers defenseman Garnet Exelby and didn't return. A team spokesman said he ...
CHICAGO - Ilya Kovalchuk scored a tie-breaking goal early in the third period and set up Vyacheslav Kozlov's two power-play scores to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Kovalchuk connected on a breakaway at 3:51 of the third to snap a 1-all tie, as Atlanta handed Chicago its third straight loss. After losing their first six games this ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dan Ellis stopped 20 shots for his first career shutout, helping the Nashville Predators beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3-0 and snap a six-game losing streak.
ATLANTA - The Thrashers had a new coach, and something else was different: They won. One day after Bob Hartley was fired, Atlanta scored two goals in the first 6 « minutes, overcame an injury to goalie Kari Lehtonen and finally picked up its first victory of the season, beating the New York Rangers 5-3 Thursday night. The Thrashers lost their first six games, leaving them as ...
ATLANTA - Bob Hartley was fired Wednesday as coach of the Atlanta Thrashers, who have lost their first six games and are the only NHL team without a victory.
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