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| Leclaire, Blue Jackets blank Thrashers |
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12/26/2007 |
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| Columbus, OH (Best E Casino) - Pascal Leclaire made 21 saves to notch his seventh shutout of the season, as the Columbus Blue Jackets cooled off the Atlanta Thrashers, 2-0, at Nationwide Arena. Leclaire came into the game tied with the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist for the league lead in shutouts, but broke the tie with his performance, helping Columbus win just its second game in five tries. Leclaire also added an assist, and Dan Fritsche and Jared Boll tallied goals for the Blue Jackets, who wrapped up |
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| Chicago's Krog named AHL Player of the Week |
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12/26/2007 |
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| ne on the overtime game-winner, in the Wolves 4-3 victory at Grand Rapids on Saturday. In recognition of his achievement, Krog will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Wolves home game. The 32-year old Krog signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 4, 2006, and is in his second season with Chicago. Krog currently leads all AHL scorers with 40 points through 29 games this season, and his 28 assists and four game- winning goals are each tied for the league lead. In 252 career AHL games, |
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| Thrashers hope to extend winning ways versus Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers can post their longest winning streak of the season with a victory tonight, as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The Thrashers have won four straight games to match their season-high win streak from November 13-21. The last two victories in the current stretch have come after regulation. After beating the visiting Montreal Canadiens in a shootout on Saturday, the Thrashers notched an overtime victory in St. Louis the following day. Marian Hossa's |
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| Gaborik, Lehtonen and Arnott named NHL Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/24/2007 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Minnesota Wild forward Marian Gaborik, Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen and Nashville Predators forward Jason Arnott have been named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending December 23. Gaborik took first star honors after leading the league with six goals and two assists. His five-goal, six-point performance against the New York Rangers on December 20 made him the first player to score five goals in a game since Sergei Fedorov did it with Detroit in 1996. Lehtonen wa |
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| Streaking Thrashers visit Blues |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers can match their longest winning streak of the season tonight, when they visit the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center. The Thrashers have won three in a row and can tie their four-game streak from November 13-21 with another victory tonight. Atlanta notched its latest victory Saturday against the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Marian Hossa and Slava Kozlov scored in the shootout, and Kari Lehtonen stopped both Canadiens chances to lead the Thrashers over Montreal, 3-2, at |
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| Habs make a stop in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will aim for their third straight victory when they face the visiting Montreal Canadiens tonight at Philips Arena. The Thrashers have defeated Tampa Bay and Ottawa in their last two games after suffering through losses in their previous four contests. Atlanta will now try for three consecutive wins for the first time since posting a four-game winning streak from November 13-21. Atlanta posted its most recent win Thursday night against visiting Ottawa as Todd White's powe |
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| Sens take on Thrashers shooting for seventh straight win |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Ottawa Senators are back on the winning track and will shoot for their seventh consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. The Senators' surge has wiped away the bitter memories of a seven-game losing streak, which ended when the current winning streak began. Ottawa needs two more wins to match the franchise record for consecutive wins, which was set with an eight-game stretch from October 13-November 6 of this season. The latest victory for Ottawa |
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| Kovalchuk, Thrashers storm past Lightning |
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12/18/2007 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and an assist as the Atlanta Thrashers downed the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, in a Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena. Steve McCarthy and Eric Perrin each had a pair of assists while Kari Lehtonen made 32 stops for the Thrashers, who snapped a four-game losing streak. "We played hard all the way to the end of the game," said Lehtonen. "This is a good start, but it doesn't take away from losing four in a row. We have to build on this and focus on Thu |
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| Bruins host Sens in Northeast Division clash |
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12/18/2007 |
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| oston for the division lead. The Senators have wiped away memories of their recent seven-game losing streak, as they've followed that slide up with five straight victories. Ottawa's latest triumph came in Saturday's blowout victory over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers. Dany Heatley notched a pair of goals as the Sens destroyed the Thrashers by a 7-3 score. Antoine Vermette added a goal and two assists for the Senators and Martin Gerber made 22 saves. Nick Foligno, Chris Kelly, Andrej Meszaros and Joe Corvo also t |
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| Heatley nets two as Senators win fifth straight |
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12/15/2007 |
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| Ottawa, ON (Best E Casino) - Dany Heatley had a pair of goals as the Ottawa Senators downed the Atlanta Thrashers, 7-3, at Scotiabank Place. Antoine Vermette had a goal and two assists while Martin Gerber made 22 saves for the Senators, who have a five-game winning streak. "We were ready to go from the get-go, but we gave them some chances to get back in the game," said Heatley. "But our penalty killers came through when we needed them and that made a big difference." Ilya Kovalchuk scored a pair of goals for |
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