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.

Unified Thrashers finding success

What's the secret to the success of the injury-ravaged Thrashers? Despite all the team's setbacks, it's somehow finding a way to win.

The quarter-season stock report: East

Puck Prospectus uses its preseason projections to measure some of the Eastern Conference's most intriguing teams at the quarter pole and assess their chances of securing a playoff bid moving forward.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

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...

Kings-Thrashers Preview

Kings-Thrashers Preview

Kovalchuk returns from injury with goal, two assists as Thrashers win

Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists in his first game back from a foot injury and Rich Peverley scored once and set up two goals in the Atlanta Thrashers' 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Front Line: Stars shine

Sean Allen takes a closer look at the teams that are scoring more than expected, like the Dallas Stars, and adjusts their forwards accordingly in his weekly news and rankings feature.

Open Ice: Fleischmann thriving

Sean Allen scans the waiver wires for players who should be owned in more ESPN.com leagues and suggests some that might be owned in too many.

Thrashers-Islanders Preview

Thrashers-Islanders Preview

Thrashers halt skid at 4 behind Pavelec's 50 stops in goal

OTTAWA -- Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves, and Rich Peverley had a goal and assist for the Atlanta Thrashers, who broke a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Picking Thursday games, with a few gambles

...winless skid. If the Thrashers are going to stay afloat until Kovy returns, fellow Russian teammates Nik Antropov, Maxim Afinogenov and Slava Kozlov will have to fill the goal-scoring void. The Caps should...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Kovalchuk expected to miss 3-5 weeks

Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk is expected to miss four weeks with a broken bone in his right foot.

Capitals hold off Thrashers after taking lead with 3 goals in 88 seconds

Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley and Chris Clark scored in an 88-second span of the second period, Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 shots and the Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 on Thursday night for their third straight win.

Front Line: Ascending Kings

Sean Allen revises his preseason opinions on certain players based on the on-ice action to date. Among his latest conclusions: The LA Kings are better than advertised, and the St. Louis Blues are not.