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Defensemen Tobias Enstrom and Ron Hainsey forced overtime with third-period goals, and Rich Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over the St.

Atlanta suffered the same defensive lapses that it did in their 4-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Philips Arena, allowing way too many shots by the once-offensively challenged Islanders.

We are back! Now with some breaking news: Kari Lehtonen underwent another back surgery on Friday.

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Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen, right, is on the mend. Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen, yet to play this season, will be out an additional six to eight more weeks.

's two-goal performance last week against the Capitals wasn't enough to keep the Atlanta Thrashers from losing a third straight to Washington.

The Atlanta Thrashers have been lost since losing their leader Illya Kovalchuk over a week ago, and their play has resembled a team in total disarray.

A pair of struggling teams will meet today in Canada's capital city, as the Ottawa Senators host the Atlanta Thrashers at Scotiabank Place.

The surging Washington Capitals will aim for a sixth consecutive victory when they host the sliding Atlanta Thrashers in tonight's Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena.

Is it time to sell high on Anze Kopitar ? Kopitar leads the NHL in points with 21 entering Monday, which is pretty impressive for the only native of Slovenia in the league.

Tonight the Atlanta Thrashers played host to the San Jose Sharks in Phillips Arena.

Former Atlanta star and also scored for the Sharks , who have won three of four.

The Atlanta Thrashers, proud owners of one playoff berth in their nine previous NHL seasons, were finally riding high.

WAS ATL 2:02 1 0 4:09 1 1 8:00 2 1 17:02 2 2 WAS ATL 10:20 3 2 11:34 4 2 11:48 5 2 WAS ATL 4:51 5 3 19:21 5 4 ATLANTA -- After Jeff Schultz scored from 85 feet out, the rest seemed almost easy for the Washington Capitals .

Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored shootout goals to give Colorado a win last night in Detroit.

The Montreal Canadiens are looking to avoid their worst start in 68 years. If that happens, their fans surely will let them hear about it.

There were plenty of people waiting to see Max Afinogenov when he returned to Buffalo on Saturday.

The road wins keep on piling up for the Atlanta Thrashers . So do the goals for their captain, Ilya Kovalchuk .

Thrashers 4, Devils 2: Rookie Evander Kane scored 1:36 into the third period to snap a tie, and Rich Peverley had two power-play goals against Martin Brodeur in visiting Atlanta's win against New Jersey last night.

Yes, they still play hockey in Atlanta. The Atlanta Thrashers resume their 2008-09 schedule with a Friday night tilt against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center .