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Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Marian Hossa defied even the most optimistic of prognoses by returning to the Blackhawks before the calendar turned to December. With his injury behind him, Sean Allen is ready to consider him elite again.

Afinogenov beats clock as Thrashers streak past Panthers

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.

Open Ice: The Phil Factor

Sean Allen looks at the difference a single player can make on an team, using Phil Kessel and Ryan Smyth as the positive and negative examples of the rule.

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Thrashers rally from late deficit to beat Hurricanes

Rich Peverley scored the fourth of Atlanta's five third-period goals with 6:03 remaining to help the Thrashers rally for a 6-4 victory over the Hurricanes.

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Malkin tops off Skoula's 2 scores to provide difference for Penguins

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

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Bruins snap slide as Bergeron scores in SO to beat Thrashers

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.

Bruins stand tall in shootout win

...a huge sigh of relief? "That goal" of which he spoke was a wrist shot by Maxim Afinogenov that eluded netminder Tuukka Rask and tied the game at 3-3 with 41.4 seconds...

Open Ice: Miller, Smyth for real

Sean Allen takes a look at some of the top players on the Player Rater and determines if their performance will continue as it has, or if they are due for a fall.

MONTREAL - NOVEMBER 03: Nik Antropov #80 of the Atlanta Thrashers and teammate Maxim Afinogenov #61 celebrate a goal during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on November 3, 2009...

Kozlov's first goal of season hands Thrashers fourth straight win

Slava Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Thrashers beat the Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.