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| Hossa leads Thrashers past reeling Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - 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 |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - 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 (Best E Casino) - 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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| Hurricanes welcome Thrashers to Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of struggling Southeast Division rivals will meet tonight in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the RBC Center for the opener of a home-and-home series. The teams will wrap up the brief series with Friday's meeting at Atlanta's Philips Arena. The Hurricanes, who lead the Southeast with 43 points, have dropped three of four and are just 4-7-0 in their last 11 contests. Carolina has dropped its last two games and was defeated by 4-1 scores in both contes |
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| Ovechkin, Caps welcome Sens in finale of home-and-home |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| hkin has notched a point in six straight games and has seven goals and three assists during the tear. The Russian superstar is second in the NHL this year with 30 goals, as he trails only countryman Ilya Kovalchuk, who has notched 32 markers for the Atlanta Thrashers. Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom each had a goal and two assists for the Capitals, who had dropped four of their last five tilts before the win over Ottawa. Michael Nylander scored twice and Mike Green collected two helpers, while Olaf Kolzig |
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| Bruins down Thrashers; snap six-game skid |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Mark Stuart scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period as the Boston Bruins defeated the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-2, winning the second leg of a home-and-home series at TD Banknorth Garden. Dennis Wideman, P.J. Axelsson, Phil Kessel and Matt Lashoff also tallied for the Bruins, who snapped their six-game losing streak. Zdeno Chara chipped in with a pair of assists in the win. Boston lost 5-0 to the Thrashers in Atlanta on Sunday. Tim Thomas was solid in net, stopping 28- |
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| Bruins host Thrashers hoping to end slide |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Bruins will try to end their longest losing streak of the season when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers this afternoon to TD Banknorth Garden for the finale of a home-and-home series. The Bruins have dropped their last six games and are in danger of losing seven in a row for the first time since March 17-April 3, 1997. Atlanta pounded the Bruins in the opener of this set on Saturday, as Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Thrashers posted a 5-0 |
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| Lehtonen, Thrashers blank Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Atlanta Thrashers pounded the Boston Bruins, 5-0, in the front end of a home-and-home set at Philips Arena. Ilya Kovalchuk, Pascal Dupuis, Bobby Holik and Alexei Zhitnik each posted a goal and an assist for the Thrashers, who snapped a two-game skid. "Tonight we played the game that we did the other night," said Lehtonen. "It's a couple of breaks here and there. It was fun to see it go this way. The guys playe |
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| Thrashers, Bruins open home-and-home set in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will welcome the Boston Bruins to town tonight for the opener of a home-and-home set at Philips Arena. These two clubs will face off in Boston on Monday. Atlanta comes into this game on a two-game losing streak after winning four straight. The Thrashers were last in action on Thursday and suffered a 5-3 home loss to Florida. Ilya Kovalchuk tallied two goals and an assist while Mark Recchi also scored for the Thrashers. Kari Lehtonen made 24 saves. For Kovalchuk, it upped |
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| Thrashers welcome Panthers to Philips Arena |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to get back on the winning track tonight, when they welcome the Florida Panthers for a Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena. Florida and Atlanta come into tonight's game tied for second in the Southeast with 37 points apiece. Carolina is leading the division with 41 points. Atlanta is 2-0 against the Panthers this season and has taken eight of the last 10 meetings with the clubs. Florida has also dropped 11 straight tilts at Philips Arena. The Thrashers ha |
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