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| Pavelec headed back to Wolves |
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11/10/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers reassigned goaltender Ondrej Pavelec to their American Hockey league affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, it was announced on Monday. Pavelec appeared in three games with Atlanta after being recalled on Nov. 2, posting a 2-0-0 record with a 2.57 goals-against average and .889 save percentage. Prior to being recalled by the Thrashers, the 21-year-old netminder started nine straight games for Chicago, posting a 1.54 goals- against-average and a .947 save percentage. |
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| Thrashers take winning streak to Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The suddenly hot Atlanta Thrashers will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes this afternoon for a Southeast Division clash at RBC Center. The Thrashers have won three straight contests on the heels of a six-game slide. Atlanta is still just 5-7-2 on the year, but that's not too bad considering the club lost nine of 11 games to begin the 2008-09 campaign. Atlanta's most recent victory came Friday night in an overtime decision at Buffalo. Jason Williams' |
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| Williams lifts Thrashers past Sabres in OT |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Jason Williams' power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at the HSBC Arena. Derek Roy was called for tripping at the 36-second mark of overtime and Atlanta took advantage. Ilya Kovalchuk fired a one-timer from the left circle that Ryan Miller stopped, but Williams grabbed the rebound and fired a backhander down low that found its way into the right corner of the net. Bryan Little had two goals and one assist while W |
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| Atlanta sends Sterling to AHL |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers assigned left wing Brett Sterling to Chicago of the American Hockey League on Friday. Sterling, 24, has played in three games for Atlanta this season and has one goal. Over two seasons in the NHL, both with Atlanta, the Pasadena, California native has two goals and two assists in 16 games. |
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| Miller, Sabres try for 3rd straight shutout |
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11/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Ryan Miller will take aim at his third consecutive shutout, as he backstops the Buffalo Sabres in a home contest against the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at HSBC Arena. Miller stopped 29 shots in a 5-0 win over visiting Washington on Saturday and followed it up with a 24-save performance in Monday's 2-0 road victory over New Jersey. Miller stopped all 24 shots he faced for the ninth shutout of his career. In addition to his two shutouts, the 28-year-old netminder has been stellar this season, po |
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| Thrashers score three in third to down Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Tobias Enstrom tallied the game-winning goal with 8:31 to play, and the Atlanta Thrashers used a three-goal third period to post a 4-3 comeback victory over the New York Islanders. "I think we are wanting to win more now," said Thrashers forward Bryan Little. "The first couple games that we were losing, we were just getting outworked. I think we're working more as a team now." Enstrom added two assists in the game, and Slava Kozlov scored the first two goals for the Thrashers, who |
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| Thrashers D Schneider out with injury |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers defenseman missed Thursday's victory over the New York Islanders due to a hip flexor injury. The team acquired the 33-year-old in a trade with Anaheim in September 2008. In 12 games this season, he has tallied one goal and four points. He is expected to miss the next two games with the ailment. To replace Schneider on the roster, the team called up Boris Valabik from Chicago of the American Hockey League. The 10th overall pick in 2004 has registered three points |
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| Atlanta recalls Wolves' defenseman Valabik |
MLH |
11/06/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers have recalled defenseman Boris Valabik from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, it was announced on Thursday. The 22-year-old has notched a goal and two assists while appearing in all 11 games for the Wolves this season. The 6-foot-7, 239-pound defenseman has recorded 20 points and 434 penalty minutes in 119 career AHL regular-season games and five points and 108 penalty minutes in 32 Calder Cup playoff outings, spanning three seasons |
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| MacDonald, Isles head to Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - New York goaltender Joey MacDonald is beginning to look like the starter the Islanders need him to be. MacDonald will likely get a chance to win his third straight start tonight, as his Islanders visit the Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena. MacDonald has made just 22 career starts over his two-plus seasons career. Eight of those have come this year since franchise netminder Rick DiPietro is again battling injury. DiPietro is currently sidelined due to knee surgery, with MacDonald having sta |
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| Wolves goalie Pavelec takes home monthly honor |
MLH |
11/03/2008 |
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| eading nine starts (5-3-1) during October to help the defending Calder Cup Champions claim first place in the West Division. He currently ranks second in the league with a 1.54 goals-against average and first with a .947 save percentage. Pavelec, who is currently on recall to the club's NHL affiliate, stopped 24 of 27 shots faced on Saturday and Sunday with the Atlanta Thrashers. Overall, he has accrued a 4-3-0 record, a 2.95 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage in nine NHL appearances with Atlanta. |
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