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| Thrashers continue recent home dominance over Calgary |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Bryan Little scored twice, and Ilya Kovalchuk registered a goal and an assist, as the Atlanta Thrashers cooled off the Calgary Flames, 5-2, at Philips Arena. Chris Thorburn and Tobias Enstrom also tallied for Atlanta, which has won four of its last six games. Kari Lehtonen turned away 27 shots in the win. "I think we want to prove to ourselves that we can play against and beat teams like Calgary," said Little. Jarome Iginla netted his 30th goal of the season for the Flames. It's t |
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| Flames hope to rebound in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - After beginning their longest road trip of the season with two impressive wins, the Calgary Flames were blown out Friday evening in Carolina. The Flames will try to rebound with a win when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for this afternoon's meeting at Philips Arena. Calgary began a seven-game trek with Tuesday's 6-3 win in Ottawa and two days later pounded Philadelphia, 5-1. The Flames used a pair of goals from Olli Jokinen, who was acquired in a trade with Phoenix on Wednesday, to defeat t |
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| Lehtonen, Thrashers blank Habs |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Kari Lehtonen recorded his second shutout on the year behind 25 saves, and the Atlanta Thrashers logged a 2-0 decision against the Montreal Canadiens at Philips Arena. Bryan Little's power-play goal late in the first was all Atlanta needed in winning for the second time in three tries. Rich Peverley added an empty-net marker late in the third period to seal the victory. It was Lehtonen's 13th career whitewashing and helped the Thrashers move to 2-1-0 on a four-game homestand and 1 |
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| Habs try to bounce back in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to rebound tonight versus the Atlanta Thrashers, as the two clubs get together at Philips Arena. The Canadiens had won four straight games until Wednesday's 5-1 setback to Buffalo. Tomas Plekanec accounted for the lone goal, as Montreal dropped the opener of a three-game road trip and fell to 14-17-3 as the guest this year. The Habs have lost four of five and 11 of their last 13 games on the road. Jaroslav Halak had been in net for all four of Montreal's recent |
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| Anaheim Ducks |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/04/2009 |
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| Acquired center Erik Christensen from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for center Eric O'Dell; acquired defenseman James Wisniewski and center Petri Kontiola from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for center Samuel Pahlsson, defenseman Logan Stephenson and a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. |
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| Ducks swap O'Dell for Thrashers' Christensen |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Best E Casino) - The Anaheim Ducks acquired center Erik Christensen from the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday in exchange for center Eric O'Dell. Christensen was in his first full season with the Thrashers after coming over in a trade from Pittsburgh last year in a deadline deal that sent Marian Hossa to the Penguins. In 47 games with Atlanta this year, the 25-year-old has five goals and 14 assists. A third-round pick in 2002 by Pittsburgh, Christensen has 40 goals and 49 assists in 200 career games |
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| Frolik leads Panthers past Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Michael Frolik scored twice to lead the Florida Panthers in a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. Cory Stillman collected a goal and an assist and Stephen Weiss helped set up three scores as Florida followed a big win over Southeast Division-leading Washington on Sunday with its third win in the last four. Richard Zednik also scored for the Panthers, who finished off a five-game road trip at 3-2. Tomas Vokoun earned the win with 27 saves in his return, after s |
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| Panthers visit Thrashers in Southeast battle |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Florida Panthers will attempt to build off a big win over a divisional opponent when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for another Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena. The Panthers, who are trying to make the postseason for the first time since 1999-2000, have won two of their last three games and are coming off Sunday's 6-2 decision over the Southeast-leading Washington Capitals. The win over Washington came just one day after Florida was slammed, 7-2, in New Jersey. With 72 points |
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| Devils acquire D Havelid from Atlanta in three-player deal |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers sent defenseman Niclas Havelid to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenseman Ansii Salmela and forward Myles Stoesz on Monday. The 35-year-old Havelid had two goals and 13 assists in 63 games this season for the Thrashers. In 613 career contests with Atlanta and Anaheim, the nine-year veteran has netted 34 goals to go along with 133 helpers. Salmela, 24, had three assists in 17 games with New Jersey this season and added eight goals and 16 assists in 38 |
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| Peverley leads Thrashers past Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Rich Peverley's second goal of the game with 1:28 to play helped the Atlanta Thrashers rally for a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena. Atlanta was trailing by two goals in the third period, but rallied to tie the game and Peverley gave his team the lead. With the puck in the Carolina end while on the power play, Peverley chipped it off the left boards as his defender fell down and picked it up deep. He then cut out to the front and shelved it over Cam Ward. Caro |
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