Zach Bogosian News

The Thrashers have been waiting almost three weeks for the puck to bounce their way.

Thrashers soar in win over Blues Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Ron Hainsey, center, is lifted into the air by Thrashers defenseman Zach Bogosian as as his teammates celebrate his game tying goal against the St.

The accidental tourists: Without a game schedule this past weekend, the Petes took the opportunity for some team bonding.

With his 4-3-1 record thus far, Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec is already having his best in his career with the team; and to throw in a little something on top of that, a .925 save percentage and a 2.66 GAA.

The Montreal Canadiens will aim for their sixth win in eight games when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for this evening's clash at Bell Centre.

Last Thursday the Thrashers outshot the Washington Capitals 41-32 and lost. Last Saturday they outshot San Jose 27-24a and they lost.

Bryan Little is one of several Thrashers who will need to pick up his scoring while Ilya Kovalchuk is out with a foot injury.

Ondrej Pavelec loses his mask, but still stops a shot on Saturday afternoon in Ottawa.

Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves, and Rich Peverley had a goal and assist for the Atlanta Thrashers, who broke a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

The Petes have a busy weekend scheduled even though they don't play games Saturday or Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to add to his NHL-leading total, Semyon Varlamov stopped a penalty shot and the first-place Washington Capitals held on at the end to hand the Atlanta Thrashers their fourth straight loss, 4-3 on Thursday night.

As hard as it is to imagine a team being in a make-or-break period this early in the season, that's the situation the Atlanta Thrashers find themselves in these days.

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.

For Johan Hedberg, every game is a chance to make an impression. Hedberg made his second start of the season, and third appearance, in goal Saturday for the Thrashers against San Jose.

After Jeff Schultz scored from 85 feet out, the rest seemed almost easy for the Washington Capitals.

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

As 26 of the NHL's 30 teams take the ice tomorrow, so too will the top four picks from last June's entry draft.

We're opening up a new week in the 2009-10 season. Here's what is on my radar: 1. Locking up Kovy The Atlanta Thrashers suffered their first defeat of this young season on Saturday, losing 4-2 in Ottawa to fall to 2-1-0. Still, optimism runs high for the young team, and not just in the standings.

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.

Coming off an extremely successful European trip, the St. Louis Blues will start up their 2009-10 home schedule when the Atlanta Thrashers invade the Scottrade Center this evening for a clash between current unbeatens.