Slumping Kovalev aims to get back on track vs. Thrashers

Dec 2 - NHL

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Atlanta (8-12-3) at Montreal (13-6-4), 7:30 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens have managed to stay afloat with Alexei Kovalev struggling to find the back of the net.

But the Canadiens would love to get the Russian right wing rolling again when they host the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday.

Kovalev, who lead the team with 35 goals last season, is currently on a 13-game goalless streak. He has five goals and 16 points with a minus-1 rating on the campaign.

Montreal's once-feared offense has gone the way of Kovalev over the last month and that has been reflected in the standings. The Canadiens are 5-5-3 over the 35-year-old's slump.

Defenseman Andrei Markov snapped a tie with 90 seconds left Saturday to lift Montreal to a 3-2 triumph over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Thrashers are looking to avoid a fourth consecutive loss after suffering a 4-2 setback to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

Tied with the division-rival Tampa Bay Lightning for last place in the NHL, Atlanta is starting a three-game road trip.

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Thrashers 4, Canadiens 5 Final
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Dec 2 10:50 PM
ATLANTA: 4
MONTREAL: 5
Final
Dec 2 10:07 PM
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ATLANTA 4
MONTREAL 5
3RD PRD: ATL - JASON WILLIAMS 7 (ILYA KOVALCHUK, RON HAINSEY) 19:40
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Dec 2 10:06 PM
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Thrashers 4, Canadiens 5 3rd Period - 0:20
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ATLANTA 3
MONTREAL 5
3RD PRD: MON - (EN) ROBERT LANG 7 (ALEXEI KOVALEV) 18:45
Dec 2 10:03 PM
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ATLANTA 3
MONTREAL 4
3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 5 (SAKU KOIVU, FRANCIS BOUILLON) 14:49
Dec 2 9:57 PM
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ATLANTA 3
MONTREAL 3
3RD PRD: ATL - CHRIS THORBURN 2 (MARTY REASONER, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 7:27
Dec 2 9:43 PM
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ATLANTA 2
MONTREAL 3
3RD PRD: ATL - (PP) RON HAINSEY 5 (BRYAN LITTLE, VYACHESLAV KOZLOV)
7:20
Dec 2 9:43 PM
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ATLANTA 1
MONTREAL 3
3RD PRD: ATL - RON HAINSEY 4 (GARNET EXELBY) 6:28
Dec 2 9:34 PM
ATLANTA: 0
MONTREAL: 3
End of 2nd
Dec 2 9:08 PM
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ATLANTA 0
MONTREAL 3
2ND PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI MARKOV 4 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN, ROBERT LANG)
19:04
Dec 2 9:07 PM
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ATLANTA 0
MONTREAL 2
2ND PRD: MON - TOMAS PLEKANEC 6 (ALEXEI KOVALEV, MATHIEU DANDENAULT)
14:22
Dec 2 8:57 PM
ATLANTA: 0
MONTREAL: 1
End of 1st
Dec 2 8:14 PM
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ATLANTA 0
MONTREAL 1
1ST PRD: MON - MATT D'AGOSTINI 1 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN, SAKU KOIVU) 16:21
Dec 2 8:07 PM

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