Rich Peverley News

He barrels along the fine line like a locomotive and, until Monday night, managed to somehow keep the wheels on the tracks as he veered dangerously close to derailing.

The Thrashers were up to their old tricks Friday nighta playing themselves into deficits of 2-0 and 4-1 before mounting a ferocious comeback.

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to match their longest winning streak of the season tonight, when they host the struggling Florida Panthers in a Southeast Division matchup at Philips Arena.

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

Ryan Miller made 30 saves, and the Buffalo Sabres scored five goals in the third period to keep the Carolina Hurricanes winless on the road with a 5-1 victory Saturday night.

Johan Hedberg made 34 saves for his first shutout in two years and the Atlanta Thrashers stopped a 14-game losing streak against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 1-0 victory Saturday night.

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.

When Ondrej Paveleca s guests sit down to the Thanksgiving table, theya ll notice two obvious omissions from each side of the turkey that sits atop of the table.

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

We are settled in high above the ice about an hour before game time. A couple of notes from last night's game: * Max Afinogenov extended his point streak to five games with his goal in the final seconds Saturday.

The Thrashers defenseman is on a rehab assignment in Chicago after ankle surgery.

You know the Atlanta Thrashers, right? The team that had two winning records in its first nine seasons.

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.

A quick glance at the Atlanta Thrashers ' stat sheet might suggest more of the same for the beleaguered Southern franchise.

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.

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 has had one of the more frustrating beginnings to the season of any player in the league: grand larceny by goaltenders, countless shots off of the post and a disallowed goal or two.

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.

It wasn't the original plan to put Max Afinogenov with his Russian speaking counterparts on the Thrashers' top line.

The Thrashers weren't sure if they were going to get Ilya Kovalchuk back by the end of their upcoming homestand.