Rich Peverley scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 2-1 win over the slumping Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Ilya Kovalchuk tied the game late in the third period for Atlanta, while Johan Hedberg stopped 30 shots.... Florida Panthers - Atlanta Thrashers - Ilya Kovalchuk - Rich Peverley - Sports
There is no secret to the Thrashers’ recent success. It’s all about the goaltenders. The Thrashers have won three straight, two by shutout, with Johan Hedberg and Ondrej Pavelec minding the net. The two of them have stopped a combined 106 of 110 shots in wins over Detroit, Carolina and Philadelphia. That’s a save percentage of .964.“When [...]
Johan Hedberg made 34 saves for his first shutout in two years and the Atlanta Thrashers stopped a 14-game losing streak against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 1-0 victory Saturday night.
Johan Hedberg made 34 saves for his first shutout in two years and the Atlanta Thrashers stopped a 14-game losing streak against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 1-0 victory Saturday night.
ATLANTA (AP) -Johan Hedberg made 34 saves for his first shutout in two years the Atlanta Thrashers stopped a 14-game losing streak against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 1-0 victory Saturday night.
Penguins -To say the least, PenStation isn't selling too many Chris Bourque ( above ) jerseys . -Evgeni Malkin speaks. In Russian . -A German newspaper/Web Site chatted with Sidney Crosby and Bill Guerin . -Where to Crosby or former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr rank in terms of being this decade's best players ? -Are the Penguins planning on changing their third jersey ? -Pens Universe chats with...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Martin Skoula to the rescue. -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's recap . Seven of the Thrashers' nine losses this season have been by one goal. -The Associated Press' recap . " For the first 40 minutes, that was probably our best game ." - Dan Bylsma. - NHL.com's recap . The Penguins shutout the NHL's second best power play. -Highlights...
PREGAME -Greetings from ugly but mild Pittsburgh. It was cloud all day but warm. A really weird day. If you looked out the window, it was just one of those days where you wanted to pull the covers over your head and wake up whenever summer rolled around ugh. -This has nothing to do with hockey, but we've had this bookmarked for sometime and just have not found a time to use it. It's a Deathstar pumpkin:...
A preview of the Thrashers. When and where: 7 p.m., Philips Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, SouthSport. Record: 10-6-2, 22 points, The Thrashers are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and third place in the Southeast Division. Leading Scorer: Rich Peverly, 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists). Last Game: 4-3 home shootout loss to the Bruins, Thursday . Ilya Kovalchuk ( right ) had a goal and two assists...
Penguins -Jay McKee's truck is all nice and shiny thanks to Dan Bylsma . -Time to trade that bum Crosby . -The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins recalled defenseman Alex Grant and forward Joey Haddad from Wheeling of the ECHL . -Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock considers former Penguins forward Rob Brown ( above ) the best junior player he's ever seen . -Happy 54th birthday to former Penguins all-star...
Atlanta, GA (AHN) – Johan Hedberg made 34 saves, and Slava Kozlov had a goal and an assist to lift the Atlanta Thrashers over the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Sunday. Atlanta (10-6-1) took a 1-0 lead in the first period when Zach Bogosian scored on a power play at 4:37. Shawn Horcoff tied the game up for the [...]
hlog {Hockey's Ladies of Greatness} (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Where the players play (sing along to the rest of the Ludacris song in your head). I am super excited to be a part of this great collection of lady hockey fans. When I found the blog and saw that my beloved Thrashers had no coverage, I knew I had to represent! I am originally from Mobile, Alabama which oddly enough, is where I found hockey. I started following the ECHL Team, The Mobile Mystics. I moved...
The Atlanta Thrashers, proud owners of one playoff berth in their nine previous NHL seasons, were finally riding high. They were tied for the lead in the Southeast Division with the powerful Washington Capitals and got to host them on Thursday night. Everything was finally coming up Thrashers. Then Ondrej Pavelec gave up the above goal from almost the full length of the rink, let two more by in the...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice, and Johan Hedberg made 40 saves and added an assist in his first start of the season to help send the Atlanta Thrashers to their best start in franchise history with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.