Thrashers moving up, beat Canes for third straight win
Marian Hossa scored two goals and Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 Sunday.
View ArticleTkachuk helps Thrashers win 7th in row at home
Keith Tkachuk's power-play backhander with 38 seconds left in overtime extended Atlanta's home winning streak to seven games with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.
View ArticleThrashers bench Lehtonen; Hedberg to start
The Thrashers will turn to veteran goalie Johan Hedberg and hope for more production from their top scorers when they try to even their first-round playoff series against the Rangers.
View ArticleFor starters, Thrashers, Pens go in different directions
Is it too early for a coach to change his starting netminder? Bob Hartley and Michel Therrien have gone in different directions in their respective series.
View ArticleDupuis, Kozlov score as Atlanta finally gets first win
One day after Bob Hartley was fired, Atlanta scored two goals in the first 6 1/2 minutes, overcame an injury to goalie Kari Lehtonen and finally picked up its first victory of the season, beating the...
View ArticleAfter six-week layoff, Thrashers goalie Lehtonen returns to blank Isles
Kari Lehtonen, who had been sidelined by a groin injury, turned aside 30 shots in his first NHL appearance in six weeks, leading the Thrashers' 4-0 win against the Islanders.
View ArticleKozlov, Hossa provide shootout goals to lift Atlanta to 3rd straight win
Slava Kozlov and Marian Hossa each scored in the shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
View ArticleHossa's hat trick sparks Thrashers' rout of slumping Red Wings
Marian Hossa scored three goals and Kari Lehtonen made 46 saves to lift the Thrashers to a 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
View ArticleThrashers manage only 13 shots but beat Capitals
Kari Lehtonen had 36 saves in his third shutout of the season, and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals 2-0 despite playing without leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk and mustering only 13...
View ArticleBurnside: This week's games to watch
Monday: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. ET)First place in the tightly packed Pacific Division is on the line Monday night. The Stars have ...
View ArticleNHL Player Power Rankings - Phil Kessel, Tyler Seguin linked again
Hockey Prospectus uses its GVT metric to rank the top-10 skaters and top-five goalies from the early going of the 2011-12 season. The Leafs' Phil Kessel leads the way.
View ArticleDebate: Let's look westward
Time to debate the hot topics of the day, with Scott Burnside and Craig Custance. Here we go. BURNSIDE: Greetings, my friend. As the days dwindle d...
View ArticleNHL Player Power Rankings - Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin has taken full control...
In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, a new Penguin cracks the top 10 skaters, but a familiar one remains No. 1. Dallas' Kari Lehtonen makes an appearance...
View ArticleNHL Player Power Rankings - San Jose Sharks still showing some early bite
In the first edition of the Player Power Rankings for the 2013 season, veteran forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton are showing there's still some bite left in the San Jose Sharks. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleLehtonen makes 33 saves, Stars blank Blackhawks 4-0
Lehtonen makes 33 saves, Stars blank Blackhawks 4-0
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