Kari Lehtonen News

Thankfully, the Czech Republic, bronze-medal winners in Torino, has a core of talented, NHL-trained players who will make some noise before all is said and done at GM Place in Vancouver.

THREE Canadian male hockey players will be breaking open the bubbly for more than just ringing in the New Year.

As expected, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is out with an upper-body strain. Ovechkin has been termed "week to week" by the Capitals, but the two-time NHL MVP was not ruled out beyond last night's game against the Devils.

Never has a fish on land flopped so beautifully. Technically it was a fish on ice, and even more accurately, it was Dominik Hasek doing the flailing.

Atlanta seems to be torn on what to think these days about the man between the pipes.

Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen, right, is on the mend. Atlanta Thrashers goalie Kari Lehtonen, yet to play this season, will be out an additional six to eight more weeks.

Colby Armstrong scored 13:14 into the third period and the Atlanta Thrashers earned their first regulation win in Montreal in over five years, 5-4 over the Canadiens on Tuesday night.

The Montreal Canadiens have thrived in games that have lasted past regulation this season.

Just who the heck does Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec think he really is? Just hours before the League would celebrate the 50th anniversary of the full-faced goalie mask and its debut in the NHL courtesy Jacques Plante on Nov.

The Ottawa Senators will be happy not to see Ondrej Pavelec anytime soon. The Atlanta Thrashers goalie stopped 50 shots en route to a 3-1 win over the Senators on Saturday.

The surging Washington Capitals will aim for a sixth consecutive victory when they host the sliding Atlanta Thrashers in tonight's Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena.

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Hard to believe that red-hot Kings center Anze Kopitar is not owned in 7 percent of all Yahoo! leagues despite the fact that he's taken over the League scoring lead by four points.

Ilya Kovalchuk says that this season's edition of the Atlanta Thrashers is the best team in the NHL franchise's 10-year history.

The Montreal Canadiens are looking to avoid their worst start in 68 years. If that happens, their fans surely will let them hear about it.

The sliding Montreal Canadiens will try to pick up their first win since the opening week of the season when they host the surprising Atlanta Thrashers tonight at Bell Centre.

NEWARK, N.J. a ' Atlanta rookie Evander Kane scored 1:36 into the third period to break a tie, and Rich Peverley had two power-play goals against Martin Brodeur as the Thrashers topped the New Jersey Devils 4-2 Friday night.

Members of the Atlanta Thrashers are in for an emotional practice on Sunday. The Thrashers plan to practice at the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena in Elmira, Ont., the day after Saturday's game in Buffalo against the Sabres.

Trades are a big part of a fantasy team.A You could be trading strengths for weaknesses, trading for a player whose stock is down, or trading a player who stock is up.A This week I will give you some names to target in trades while their stock is down, and also give you my waiver wire pickup of the week.

One of the biggest reasons for the Thrashers' improved 2-1 start this season has been the goal scoring of star Ilya Kovalchuk .

Rich Peverley and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored two goals, Ondrej Pavelec stopped 36 shots and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.