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The Tampa Bay Lightning close out a four-game road trip tonight in Atlanta, where they take on the Thrashers at Philips Arena.

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to start a new winning streak tonight when they invite the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins for a test at Philips Arena.

Defenseman Martin Skoula scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

You know the Atlanta Thrashers, right? The team that had two winning records in its first nine seasons.

Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak, beating the Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.

If Ilya Kovalchuk plays this well with a gimpy right foot, how much better will he perform when he's 100 percent? Kovalchuk hardly seems to care.

Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg is an automatic start every week -- no matter the format.

Slava Kozlov has had one of the more frustrating beginnings to the season of any player in the league: grand larceny by goaltenders, countless shots off of the post and a disallowed goal or two.

Slava Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.

Wow. After a rather boring start, that Atlanta Thrashers game sure did heat up quickly on Friday the 13th.

Slava Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.

Watch on pc - Atlanta Thrashers vs Los Angeles Kings >> Los Angeles Kings Vs Atlanta Thrashers Time: Fri, November 13, 2009 at 7:30 PM ET League: NHL - United States of America Last 10 matches: Los Angeles 6-2-2; Atlanta 4-5-1 Free agent center Nik Antropov has averaged nearly a point per game for the Thrashers, but has yet to score his first goal ...

New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo and Mark Streit celebrate Okposo's game-winning goal in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday.

Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov both registered two goals and collected two assists, as the Atlanta Thrashers came away with a resounding 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Philips Arena.

Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates his second period goal with his teammates.

Thrasher-Math 101 class at the University of Thrasherville...the rowdiest class on the cyber-campus assembles...Professor Rawhide takes the lectern OK, class...settle down...quiet now, please, class... Class? ...CLASS? ... SHUT UP!!! ahem ...Thank you.

After his team played poorly the night before, Thrashers coach John Anderson challenged his players to focus on fundamental hockey.

Fresh off an embarrassing 6-3 loss on Long Island the night before, the Thrashers once again dug themselves a two-goal hole playing at home.

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.

Game time: 7:30 PM EST TV: RDS Canadiens: 7-7-0; 14 points; 3rd in the Northeast Thrashers: 5-4-1; 11 points; 3rd in the Southeast Two weeks ago, the Canadiens were mired in a five-game losing streak.