Kovalchuk Hurt but Thrashers Beat Penguins
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The Thrashers snap a losing streak, but their 4-1 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday may cost them leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk, who leaves with an apparent knee injury.
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Marian Hossa scored an overtime goal to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Sunday and secure their fourth successive victory.
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Ryan Malone has a hat trick and Sidney Crosby adds a goal and three assists for Pittsburgh in a 7-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday, the Penguins' fourth win in a row.
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Evgeni Malkin had his first NHL three-goal game and the Penguins put the Toronto Maple Leafs away with three goals in 48 seconds early in the third period, returning indoors for a 6-2 victory last night in Pittsburgh that ran their season-best winning streak to five games.
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Facing a fellow division leader, the Atlanta Thrashers couldn't afford to let even a point get away. Marian Hossa delivered the decisive goal in a shootout as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night after blowing a two-goal lead.
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Ilya Kovalchuk scores the winner in a shootout to give Atlanta a 5-4 win over Toronto after the Thrashers give up the tying to goal in the closing seconds of regulation.
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Mark Recchi, playing against his former Pittsburgh teammates for the first time with Atlanta, scored the only goal in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 win over the Penguins on Saturday night.
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The Atlanta Thrashers are moving closer to their first playoff appearance. Now they're setting their sights on home-ice advantage.
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The Penguins squandered a two-goal lead late in the third period, but Evgeni Malkin won the shootout by deftly faking out David Aebischer as host Pittsburgh beat the Montreal Canadiens, 5-4, last night for its fifth consecutive win.
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Evgeni Malkin tied the game late in the third period after Pittsburgh wasted a multiple-goal lead for the third game in a row, then teamed with Erik Christensen to score in the shootout as the Penguins rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 Wednesday night.
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The Thrashers placed goalie Kari Lehtonen on the injured list yesterday after he hurt his groin in Atlantaâs first victory of the season.
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Scott Walker scored two goals, Cam Ward made 22 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes got a much-needed victory by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.
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Justin Williams thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are beginning to look like defending Stanley Cup champions. Williams scored twice and Rod Brind'Amour had two assists to help Carolina beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Saturday night.
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Marian Hossa scores three goals and Kari Lehtonen made 46 saves to lift the Thrashers to a 5-1 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday.
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The Penguins' status in Pittsburgh might be clouded, but their future on the ice appears brighter every day. Fueled by their young stars, the Penguins won their fourth in a row, 7-4 over the New York Islanders Friday night.
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Evgeni Malkin scored the winning goal in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a late rally by the Montreal Canadiens to register a fifth straight victory with a 5-4 decision at the Mellon Arena on Thursday.
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Daymond Langkow and Jarome Iginla used the Atlanta Thrashers' poor penalty-killing unit to break out of slumps.