Bryan Little News

When Atlanta Thrashers forward Colby Armstrong observes teammate Zach Bogosian, he can't help but see a little bit of Sidney Crosby.

Alexei Ponikarovsky netted a pair of goals, as Toronto defeated Atlanta, 5-2, at Air Canada Centre.

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Things started off fairly well for Atlanta as they jumped on top 1-0 thanks to Slava Kozlova s fifth goal of the season.

Matt Moulson scored three goals and the New York Islanders snapped the Atlanta Thrashers' four-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night.It was the first career hat trick for Moulson, who is in his third season in the NHL and first with the Islanders.

We are back from a three-day holiday break. Hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

Esposito tore the ACL in his right knee Nov. 22 while playing for the Thrashers ' AHL affiliate in Chicago.

Thrashers prospect Angelo Esposito has suffered another season-ending knee injury, Thrashers general manager Don Waddell told the AJC on Saturday.

Rich Peverley registered the go-ahead goal, as the Atlanta Thrashers scored five times in the third period to come back and down the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-4, at RBC Center.

Ondrej Pavelec made 40 saves for his second shutout of the season and his career to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night Vyacheslav Kozlov had a goal and an assist, and Nik Antropov also scored to help Atlanta snap a three-game losing streak.

The Detroit Red Wings end their pre-U.S. Thanksgiving portion of their schedule against the Atlanta Thrashers tonight by climbing back into the playoff picture--the Wings currently sit in 10th place in the Western Conference--by re-focusing upon their special teams deficiencies.

As we close in on Thanksgiving, our thoughts naturally turn to the blessings that we are thankful for in our lives.

The Penguins are in the southeast tonight taking on the Atlanta Thrashers who have since their inception into the league nine years ago only made the playoffs one time and that was only to be swept hastily by the Rangers in 2007.

Defenseman Martin Skoula scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to start a new winning streak tonight when they invite the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins for a test at Philips Arena.

As they have so many times already this season, the Thrashers found themselves in a two-goal hole at home before mounting a comeback charge.

Patrice Bergeron got the lone goal of the shootout, and Tuukka Rask produced a solid effort with 32 saves, as Boston got by a hot Atlanta Thrashers club, 4-3, at Philips Arena.

As the Thrashers continue to use their two-goalie rotation of late, Ondrej Pavelec will start Thursday against Boston, and Johan Hedberg is scheduled to start Saturday against Pittsburgh.

The morning report from Thrashers practice on Tuesday is in. Bryan Little and Pavel Kubina were on the ice prior to the start of practice.

Pavel Kubina missed Sunday's game against Edmonton with what the team announced as "lower body soreness." The defenseman missed time at the end of Friday's win over Los Angeles after he was hit by a shot.