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Eds: APNewsNow. Thrashers 3, Blues 2, SO. AP Photo GAGS104, GAGS102, GAGS101 By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press Writer ATLANTA 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.

Each year a round about this time we show up here and find a handful of skaters who are still residing Schnide Islanda that tiny spec of land that sits smack-dab in the middle of the vast expanse of the Ocean of Zilch.

Colby Armstrong's goal late in the third period and 34 saves from Ondrej Pavelec staked Atlanta to a 5-4 victory over Montreal at Bell Centre.

Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves as the Atlanta Thrashers downed the Ottawa Senators, 3-1, at Scotiabank Place.Rich Peverley had a goal and an assist while Zach Bogosian and Maxim Afinogenov each lit the lamp for the Thrashers, who snapped a four-game losing streak.

Evander Kane's dedication to hard work is paying dividends. There is a saying that when preparation meets opportunity the end result is success.

Hardly a day passes in this NHL season when the injury list doesn't grow. And not just your foot soldiers, shot-blockers, grunters and grinders.

Heatley notched a goal and an assist amongst the boos in Atlanta and Patrick Marleau added two tallies as the Sharks outlasted the Thrashers, 4-3, on Saturday night at Philips Arena.

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

The Thrashers lost more than a game Saturday. They lost Ilya Kovalchuk. Enlarge photo Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com Thrashers forward Rich Peverley maintains possession of the puck as Sharks' forward Ryan Vesce moves in.

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

Checking in from Buffalo as I wait to return to Atlanta. It took me exactly 30 minutes to check out of my hotel, return the rental car, check in, clear security and arrive at my gate - three hours before departure.

It's early in the season, but the Thrashers' attention to its penalty-kill unit is paying some dividends.

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.

Here is your early morning report from Thrashers practice. Your last for nearly a week.

What do I begin with? Ilya Kovalchuka s 300th career goal?a Evander Kanea s first ever NHL goal?a Paveleca s performance?a Heck, what about the penalty kill? Leta s start with the captain, shall we? In his 547th career start, Kovy notched his 300th goal by way of the power play.

The Atlanta Thrashers aren't the only ones excited to see Evander Kane playing in the NHL only four months after being drafted out of the Western Hockey League.

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.

Armstrong is currently on injured reserve with a groin injury suffered during the exhibition season but has been practicing with the team while on IR.

ATLANTA Evander Kane saw so much of Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman -- from playing against him in the World Junior tournament to seeing him at pre-draft events and then the NHL combine -- that he developed a friendship with his sometimes adversary.

After I left practice today, the Thrashers claimed Christoph Schubert off waivers from Ottawa.