Chris Thorburn News

This week the NHL Insider caught up with Thrashers forward Chris Thorburn for an off-the-ice Q&A. Thorburn and his wife, Sara, are expecting their first child in May -- just in time for the playoffs.

Jim Slater returned to the Thrashers' lineup Thursday after being a healthy scratch the past seven games.

Shortly after John Anderson was hired as the new bench boss of the Thrashers, I had the opportunity to chat with him regarding the team he had just inherited to coach.

Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley and Chris Clark scored in an 88-second span of the second period, Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 shots and the Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 on Thursday night for their third straight win.

Before the season began, Thrashers general manager Don Waddell said that rookie Evander Kane would get an eight or nine game look-see toA start the season before decidingA whether or notA the 4th overall pick in last Junea s draft would be sent back to Vancouver of the WHL.

On a night where the Devils came out like a bat out of hell, the Thrashers pecked the Devils out by the end of the night.

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.

The streaking Buffalo Sabres will shoot for a fifth consecutive victory when they host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at HSBC Arena.

Rich Peverley scored a pair of goals, including the eventual game-winning score early in the third period, as the Atlanta Thrashers took down the New Jersey Devils, 4-2, at Prudential Center.

Christoph Schubert returned to Thrashers practice Thursday while Ilya Kovalchuk and Nik Antropov missed the morning session.

It was a nearly perfect night for Eric Boulton. In the Thrashers' season-opening victory Oct.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Brian Elliott makes a pad save on Atlanta Thrashers' Chris Thorburn during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Saturday, Oct.

Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec, of the Czech Republic, watches the puck after losing his stick in the back of the net in the second period.

Unlike the last couple of seasons, when game number two followed right behind game number one the very next night, we are being forced to endure five days in between Saturdays 6-3 romp over the Bolts and Thursdaya s game in St.

Thrashers defenseman Boris Valabik had an MRI exam on Tuesday on his right leg. Results of the test were not expected before Wednesday.

Here is your morning update from Thrashers practice. Josh Gratton is not on practice ice.

Jim Slater 's shoulders are just fine. Enlarge photo AJC file Jim Slater, who had eight goals and 10 assists in 2008-2009, is healthy and ready for the season, which begins Saturday at home against Tampa Bay.

When the Thrashers lost their first preseason game 5-0 to Nashville, coach John Anderson could blame it on playing an inexperienced lineup against the Predators' regulars.

Steven Stamkos scored twice and added an assist, as Tampa Bay closed its preseason slate with a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.

Nine players were voted off Thrashers Island on Saturday...four forwards, four defenders and one goalkeeper.