Stuart, Hossa help Atlanta break away
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A slump-breaking day by veteran Marian Hossa and a breakout game by the brother of a Bruin helped the Atlanta Thrashers feel better about their playoff chances.
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Aaron Beasley&#39;s interception from Jake Delhomme helped give the Atlanta Falcons a 34-31 victory over the Carolina Panthers in overtime Saturday night.
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Nikolai Zherdev scored twice in the last 6 minutes Â one on a highlight-reel move that provided the go-ahead goal Â and the Columbus Blue Jackets got some payback for a bad loss three days earlier, beating the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Friday night.
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Atlanta holds a 9-4 edge in the season series, and has won four of seven in New York...The doubleheader was the Braves&#39; second in five days after they were swept at home by Philadelphia on September 8...The last doubleheader between these clubs at Shea
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The Atlanta Braves don&#39;t have the dominating pitching or explosive hitting of previous years, but they do have a penchant for scratching out wins, as they did Sunday, beating
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Bryan Scott loved how the Atlanta Falcons opened their game Sunday to quiet the roars at Arrowhead Stadium. One play after the offense handed the defense a three-point lead, Scott stripped
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Jeff Francoeur's knack for delivering big hits with two outs made the difference for Atlanta on Saturday night.
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The sight of Mike Hampton limping off the mound in the fifth inning overshadowed another victory by the Atlanta Braves. Hampton left an 8-1 win over the Montreal Expos on Saturday night after feeling a pop in the knee when throwing a pitch.
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Marian Hossa broke out of a slump with two goals and Atlanta beat Buffalo 5-2 on Sunday to extend the Sabres' longest losing streak in almost two years.
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Chuck James wasn&#039;t too happy with his second major league start when he left the game. Marcus Giles&#039; clutch hit and the Atlanta Braves&#039; bullpen made him feel much better.
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Marian Hossa broke out of a slump Sunday with two goals for the Atlanta Thrashers in a 5-2 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
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Edmonton rookie Sam Gagner, who seems to enjoy playing on the road, made the most of his first visit to Atlanta.
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The Braves&#39; sense of timing is impeccable. Whenever the Mets are down, along comes their tomahawk-chopping nemesis to show them up.
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There should be a limit on how much frustration one team, one franchise, should have to bear. As the National League Division Series in Dixie moves to Game 2, the Atlanta Braves appear destined to push the envelope.
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at Philips Arena, Atlanta. TV, radio: Versus, WBZ (1030). Records: Atlanta is 14-14-0-1 (second in the Southeast Division with 29 points); Boston is 16-10-2-1 (second in the Northeast Division with 35 points). Goals: Ilya Kovalchuk 23, Marian Hossa 12, Todd White 8, Slava Kozlov 8. Assists: Kovalchuk 17, Hossa 14, Tobias Enstrom 13. Goaltending: Johan Hedberg ...
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Only nine days ago, the Bruins absorbed the thumping of the season. On Dec. 29, Atlanta laid a 5-0 smackdown on the Bruins - the second time in 2007-08 Boston has lost by five goals - that featured a misplay by starter Alex Auld that ended up in his net, a wobbler by defenseman Alexei Zhitnik that floated over the ...
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The Thrashers had a new coach, and something else was different: They won. One day after Bob Hartley was fired, Atlanta scored two goals in the first 6 1/2 minutes, overcame an injury to goalie Kari Lehtonen and finally picked up its first victory of the season, beating the New York Rangers 5-3 Thursday night.