Thrashers finer than Carolina
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The Atlanta Thrashers, who hurt the Bruins' playoff chances with a 3-2 victory at TD Banknorth Garden last Monday, gave Boston a lift yesterday.
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On a night of milestones, the only number that mattered to the Atlanta Thrashers was their place in the Southeast Division.
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Rod BrindâAmour and Sergei Samsonov scored in the second period Tuesday night and Trevor Letowski added a goal in the third for the Carolina Hurricanes.
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As usual, the Minnesota Wild played much better back at home. Facing the sloppy Vancouver Canucks didn't hurt, either.
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Andrei Kostitsyn scored with a brilliant move in the second period, then came through again in the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 Thursday night.
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Slava Kozlov scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and Eric Belanger had two goals to help the Atlanta Thrashers end a five-game home losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.
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Erik Cole and Andrew Ladd scored first-period goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat host Washington, 2-1, last night to regain first place in the Southeast Division from the Capitals.
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Defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina regained some playoff momentum with a 3-2 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, taking some of the shine off Sidney Crosby's record-breaking 200th career point.
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Marian Hossa scores two short-handed goals, then connects in the shootout to help the Atlanta Thrashers end a season-high five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
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Erik Cole and Andrew Ladd scored first-period goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington 2-1 Friday night to retake first place in the Southeast Division from the Capitals.
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Daniel Briere scored the only goal in a shootout and Ryan Miller stopped Carolina cold to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Stanley Cup-champion Hurricanes last night in Raleigh, N.C., in a season-opening rematch of last year's Eastern Conference finals.
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Marian Hossa scores on a break-in at 19 seconds of overtime after a defensive mistake, and Ilya Kovalchuk scores his NHL-leading 29th goal in the Atlanta Thrashers' 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
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Jon Sim scores twice Thursday as Atlanta earns its fifth straight win with a 6-2 victory over Montreal, moving the Thrashers into first place in the Southeast Division.
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Andrei Kostitsyn scores in the second period, then comes through again in the shootout to lead the Canadiens past the Thrashers, 3-2.
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Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 16th goal and Kari Lehtonen stopped 37 shots to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 1-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Coming off a 3-2 loss in a shootout Friday at Tampa Bay, Atlanta won for the second time in three games.
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Former Ranger Bobby Holik scored twice, once to put Atlanta ahead in the third period and the second time in overtime, to lift the Thrashers over the Rangers on Tuesday night.
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When, where: Tonight, 7, RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Boston is 18-14-2-2 (third in the Northeast Division with 40 points); Carolina is 19-16-2-1 (first in the Southeast Division with 41 points). Goals: Eric Staal 18, Cory Stillman 18, Ray Whitney 18. Assists: Matt Cullen 29, Stillman 20, Rod Brind'Amour 20. Goaltending: Cam Ward (15-11-2, 2.75), ...