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Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves as the Atlanta Thrashers downed the Ottawa Senators, 3-1, at Scotiabank Place.

They lost to the Senators 4-2 on Oct. 10. a The Thrashers lost their fourth consecutive game Thursday and dropped to third in the Southeast Division.

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

Alex Ovechkin #8 and Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals celebrate their team's fourth goal during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 27, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.

It's looking like the Thrashers may go into tomorrow night's game against Washington without both top liners Ilya Kovalchuk and Nik Antropov.

Ilya Kovalchuk was upbeat, especially for someone with a broken bone in his right foot that will cost him four weeks of the season.

The Atlanta Thrashers have a month to preview their possible future without star forward Ilya Kovalchuk .

With a sold-out home crowd braced for the possibility of witnessing Montreal's worst start in nearly 70 years, a couple of newcomers gave Canadiens' fans an opportunity to celebrate a victory.

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

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.

First place will have to wait. The Thrashers allowed three goals in a span of 88 seconds in the second period en route to a 5-4 loss to Washington on Thursday.

Tonight the Washington Capitals were on the road in Phillips Arena to face off against their divisional rivals, the Atlanta Thrashers.

Thursday night the Thrashers got a pair of goals from team captain Ilya Kovalchuk.

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.

General manager Don Waddell , trying to get the Atlanta Thrashers for the second time, had a busy offseason.

Atlanta still has shot to woo Kovalchuk Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk lines up his shot as Ottawa Senators' Chris Phillips plays defense during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Ottawa October 10, 2009.

The Atlanta Thrashers finally resume their season on Friday against the New Jersey Devils .

Rich Peverley #47 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates against the Carolina Hurricanes during a preseason game at Philips Arena on September 21, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Atlanta Thrashers will look to go 3-0-0 to start the year for the first time in franchise history when the club travels to the outskirts of Canada's capital or a Saturday night matchup against the Ottawa Senators .

The Outlook on this year Atlanta Thrashers looks brighter then most fans think. Leta TMs take a closer look at the line up.

Being a free agent is tough. What do you do? You have no family, you look left and right, and therea s no one to back you up, no one to lean on and no one to talk to.

ATLANTA The Atlanta Thrashers made a roster move on Tuesday, assigning forward Josh Gratton to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.

The Thrashers open the 2009-10 season Saturday. Here are some things to look for this season: Offense Story continues below The Thrashers' potential firepower is their biggest strength.

Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers against the Carolina Hurricanes during a preseason game at Philips Arena on September 21, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Thrashers coach John Anderson says Atlanta's success this season might depend on the play of their goaltenders.

Mike Komisarek understands the importance of the letter. The C stands for captaincy.