Ilya Kovalchuk News

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.

The Tampa Bay Lightning close out a four-game road trip tonight in Atlanta, where they take on the Thrashers at Philips Arena.

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The Thrashers will get an indication of how far they've come as a hockey team Saturday.

Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak, beating the Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.

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.

Given that the Thrashers are 10-6-1 and currently riding a four-game win streak, there have been quite a few pleasant surprises seen so far.

Slava Kozlov hopes his first goal is the start of something good. Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.

Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg is an automatic start every week -- no matter the format.

As the NHL season nears the quarter pole, the pecking order should become less volatile.

Detroit winger Henrik Zetterberg is the NHL's first star of the week after leading the Red Wings to three consecutive victories.

Slava Kozlov scored the eventual game-winning goal midway through the third period and also added an assist, as the Atlanta Thrashers held on for a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers at Philips Arena.

The Vancouver Giants were hoping to get him back, but it's not going to happen. Ilya Kovalchuk may be the one who stirs the drink, but rookie Evander Kane is giving Atlanta Thrashers fans another reason to get excited.

Wow. After a rather boring start, that Atlanta Thrashers game sure did heat up quickly on Friday the 13th.

Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov each had two goals and two assists to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-0 on Friday night for their third straight victory.

NHL Notebook Kovalchuk a long shot to head home Ilya Kovalchu, seen celebrating a goal in an October 22 game, has been speaking with the Atlanta Thrashers about a long-term contract.

The New York Rangers hope to have their star goaltender back between the pipes tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for a battle at Madison Square Garden.

When Rich Peverley signed the first seven-figure deal of his career a few weeks back, he could have been excused for splurging on something to celebrate.

Ya know...it's too bad that this season is an Olympic year, causing the NHL to skip having an All-Star Game as to allow players to participate in the festivities in Vancouver.