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| Hapless Thrashers host Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers try to halt a six-game skid tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to Philips Arena. Atlanta, 0-4-0-2 during the lull, has been shut out twice in the last six tilts, including Saturday's 4-0 pounding in St. Louis. The Blues scored twice in the first and third period to push the Thrashers into the NHL basement, once again. With 18 points they are two behind the Buffalo Sabres in the race for NHL futility. Goaltender Byron Dafoe allowed four goals on |
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| Stars Team Report: Morrow sets tone in win over Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2002 |
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| the reputation of being one of those glue guys who brings a toolbox of intangibles to a hockey club. He showed why on Friday night. Morrow didn't score a goal but he delivered several crushing body checks to help the Stars to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. The 210-pounder separated center Marc Savard from the puck in the first period to set up a Bill Guerin goal, and later on he crunched defenseman Richard Smehlik in the open ice and sent the veteran blueliner to the hospital for X-rays. "He really o |
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| Coyotes continue franchise-record homestand |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2002 |
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| continue a franchise-record nine- game homestand against the Washington Capitals at America West Arena. After skating to a tie with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, Phoenix ended a nine-game home winless string (0-4-4-1) with a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers. Shane Doan scored early in the third period to snap a tie, as Phoenix rallied from a two-goal deficit. Doan, who leads the team with 13 goals, has been hot as of late for the Coyotes and has posted 17 points (12g, 5a) in his last 24 games. In his l |
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| Dallas tries to get back on track against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2002 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars hope to stay perfect all-time versus the Atlanta Thrashers when the two teams face off at AmericanAirlines Center. The Stars enter Friday's contest on a sour note following a two-game winless streak, including Wednesday's 3-0 blanking at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings. Marty Turco was pulled after making just five saves on eight shots, as Dallas suffered its first regulation loss at home (10-1-2-1). Ron Tugnutt stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief. Turco has |
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| Sabres Team Report: Sudden impulse |
NHL Hockey |
12/09/2002 |
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| News. "Before it just felt like everyone was deflated on the bench. There was no quitting in the bench tonight. We knew that we were on them, and if we dogged them hard enough maybe they'd give." The Sabres, with 19 points, have now leaped over the Atlanta Thrashers and out of the NHL basement. Now they just need to find some way back into the Northeast Division race, and it will be a stern task. Fourth-place Montreal is nine points ahead in the standings. Miroslav Satan and Ales Kotalik also found the back of |
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| Oilers shoot for second straight win |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers hope to make it two wins in a row this afternoon when they wrap up a three-game road trip against the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. Jussi Markkanen made 22 saves for his third career shutout and four different Oilers scored, as Edmonton blanked the Florida Panthers, 4-0, at the Office Depot Center on Saturday. Jason Chimera, Ryan Smyth, Marty Reasoner and Daniel Cleary each found the back of the net for the Oilers, who won after having their seven-game un |
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| Division leaders faceoff in Beantown |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2002 |
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| ns hope to build another streak today when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the FleetCenter. After having a five-game winning string snapped Tuesday versus St. Louis, Boston bounced back with a 4-3 overtime triumph against Byron Dafoe and the Atlanta Thrashers two nights later. Glen Murray scored his second goal of the game 1:53 into the extra frame to provide the heroics, as the B's recovered after squandering a 3-0 lead. Jozef Stumpel and Hal Gill also tallied, while John Grahame made 30 saves for his s |
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| Sabres target third straight win |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2002 |
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| two wins. Buffalo, which sits in last place in the Northeast Division with 17 points, will play five of its next six on home ice, where it is 4-6-2 this season. The Capitals come into Saturday's tilt on the heels of a wild 7-6 overtime win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday. Michael Nylander scored 2:24 into overtime to lift the Capitals to victory at the MCI Center. The Capitals overcame a two-goal deficit in the final three minutes of regulation to win their second straight after dropping back-to-back games |
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| Thrashers Team Report: Lord Byron falls to old mates |
NHL Hockey |
12/06/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Byron Dafoe has experienced a series of firsts since signing on with the Atlanta Thrashers. First start. First loss. First win. Well, on Thursday night in Boston he got to go up against his former club for the first time in a Thrashers' sweater. But thanks to a quick second-period Bruins outburst and a debatable tripping penalty in overtime, he was on the back end of a 4-3 score as his club had a two-game win streak snapped. Dafoe, who posted a 35-26-3 record for Boston last season, was not r |
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| Thrashers invade MCI Center |
NHL Hockey |
12/06/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Washington Capitals will try to gain some steam tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the MCI Center. Shortly after owner Ted Leonsis addressed the media and was very critical of his club, the Capitals went out and posted a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night. Jaromir Jagr and Robert Lang each scored a goal against their former team to lead the Caps, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Ivan Ciernik and Jeff Halpern also scored, while Olie Kolzig made 16 s |
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