Atlanta Thrashers News

Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 on Saturday night.

While the Islanders have struggled as the guest this season, they have had success at Nassau Coliseum.

Raffi Torres is making two-goal games look astonishingly easy. Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.

Radio: WBNS-AM , WWCD-FM \ The series The Blue Jackets are 5-5-0-0 against the Thrashers , including 2-3-0-0 in Philips Arena.

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.

Even without injured star Ilya Kovalchuk, the Atlanta Thrashers are finding ways to win.

Red Wings 2, Bruins 0: Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom scored in the first period, then Chris Osgood finished with his first shutout of the season to give Detroit a win over visiting Boston.

Thrashers' keys to success while their top sniper is out for a month. 1. Above and beyond everything is strong goaltending.

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.

Ottawa Senators vs Atlanta Thrashers live stream - watch live >> Posted By raingaugeman 21 hours, 30 minutes ago in Sports Atlanta Thrashers vs Ottawa Senators NHL, United States of America Saturday, October 31, 2009 2:00 PM THRASHERS at SENATORS Last 10 -- Senators 6-2-2; Thrashers 4-4-1 Season series -- This is the second of four meetings between ...

Halloween is all about putting a great face on. The Senators were able to put a good face on this 3-1 loss to Atlanta because they threw everything they had, including 43 shots over the final 40 minutes, at Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec.

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.

A pair of early unbeaten teams get together this evening in Atlanta, where the Hawks will host the Southeast Division-rival Washington Wizards at Philips Arena.

Thin defensively, the Ottawa Senators won't have the burden of trying to stop Ilya Kovalchuk.

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.

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.

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.

"I don't think we change our whole thought process because we lose one guy. I would hope not.