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Rich Peverley scored his second goal of the game only 1:16 into overtime, and Ondrej Pavelec stopped 42 shots to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat Dallas 6-5 on Thursday night for their first home win over the Stars.

Rich Peverley scored a short-handed goal to break a tie in the third period and netted the game-winner at the 1:16 mark of overtime, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Dallas Stars, 6-5, at Philips Arena.

It was late in the second period when the Atlanta Thrashers were trailing by three goals and looking about as effective as Tiger Woods' crisis management efforts have been of late.

Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers looks for a play against the Los Angeles Kings at Philips Arena on November 13, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Ilya Kovalchuk's overtime blast lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday in Atlanta.

NHL Notebook The Max Factor Atlanta Thrashers winger Maxim Afinogenov. Gerry Broome/AP Russian winger's bounce-back season has re-energized Atlanta and may just be enough to keep Ilya Kovalchuk in town beyond this season, writes Eric Duhatschek Eric Duhatschek Globe and Mail Update Published on Friday, Dec.

Ilya Kovalchuk #17, Nik Antropov #80, and Maxim Afinogenov #61 of the Atlanta Thrashers relax during a timeout in the game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Philips Arena on November 28, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames pushes the puck past Colby Armstrong of the Atlanta Thrashers during NHL action at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Wednesday, December 9. The Calgary Flames beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3-1. LYLE ASPINALL/SUN MEDIA Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames warms up before NHL action against the Atlanta Thrashers at the ...

A few more wins such as last night and the Maple Leafs might enjoy being weekday working stiffs.

ATL FLA 0 0 ATL FLA 0 0 ATL FLA 2:36 0 1 18:56 1 1 OT ATL FLA 1 1 Shootout attempt by Stephen Weiss SAVED by Johan Hedberg Shootout GOAL scored by Ilya Kovalchuk on Tomas Vokoun Shootout attempt by Nathan Horton MISSES goalpost Shootout attempt by Slava Kozlov SAVED by Tomas Vokoun Shootout GOAL scored by Steve Reinprecht on Johan Hedberg Shootout ...

Rich Peverley scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout, as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the Florida Panthers, 2-1, in a Southeast Division clash.

With every passing day, with each improbable win, with each surprising rung climbed up the NHL standings, the nervousness builds for the Atlanta Thrashers .

Rich Peverley #47 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates against the Carolina Hurricanes during a preseason game at Philips Arena on September 21, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The bumbling Florida Panthers knocked out their own starting netminder Tomas Vokoun early in the game.

Maxim Afinogenov scored with six seconds remaining in the third period to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers for their fourth consecutive victory.

Detroit -- It might be time to call in a priest to bless the sticks, or maybe a witch doctor to remove the curse.

I don't really have alot of words for this one. You'll hear alot of discussion from both the "they played hard and are just snakebitten" camp as well as the "I don't care how many shots they take, they aren't playing hard" faction too.

Rich Peverley's goal with 6:03 left gave the Atlanta Thrashers the lead in a 6-4 comeback victory over the Hurricanes fueled by five third-period goals.

It might be time to call in a priest to bless the sticks, or maybe a witch doctor to remove the curse.