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Thrashers look to continue home dominance against Panthers
Dec 27, 2007 - 1:01 PM Florida (17-16-3) at Atlanta (18-18-1) 7:00 pm ESTATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Thrashers look to continue their home dominance against the Florida Panthers when the teams face off on Thursday.
The Thrashers have won 11 straight games against the Panthers at Philips Arena with their last loss coming on October 25, 2003.
Ilya Kovalchuk found the back of the net just 25 seconds into the extra session to lift Atlanta to a 3-2 overtime win during its last meeting against Florida on November 13. Kovalchuk has logged three goals and two assists in two games against the Panthers this season.
Kovalchuk is putting together perhaps the best season of his career - the 24-year-old left wing leads the NHL with 29 goals and is fifth in the league with 47 points.
The Thrashers are looking to get back on track Thursday after having a four-game win streak snapped on Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the defeat, Kovalchuk failed to register a tally for just the second time in his last six contests.
The Panthers were on a three-game win streak until a 2-1 overtime setback to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Olli Jokinen extended his consecutive point streak to five games during the loss, notching his team-high 19th goal. The Panthers' captain has three goals and three assists over the streak.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLORIDA 2 0 3 5
ATLANTA 0 0 3 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 9 (OLLI JOKINEN, JOZEF STUMPEL) 8:15
FLA - RADEK DVORAK 4 (RICHARD ZEDNIK, BRETT MCLEAN) 10:51
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: ATL - ILYA KOVALCHUK 30 (TODD WHITE, KEN KLEE) 0:56
FLA - RUSLAN SALEI 3 (KAMIL
Dec 27 9:39 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 5
ATLANTA 3
3RD PRD: FLA - (EN) JAY BOUWMEESTER 5 (JOZEF STUMPEL) 19:04
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 9:38 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 4
ATLANTA 3
3RD PRD: ATL - (SH) ILYA KOVALCHUK 31 (BOBBY HOLIK, ALEXEI ZHITNIK)
14:33
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 9:26 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 4
ATLANTA 2
3RD PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 10 (JASSEN CULLIMORE, STEPHEN WEISS)
13:14
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 9:21 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 3
ATLANTA 2
3RD PRD: ATL - (PP) MARK RECCHI 7 (ILYA KOVALCHUK, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
7:07
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 9:12 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 3
ATLANTA 1
3RD PRD: FLA - RUSLAN SALEI 3 (KAMIL KREPS) 3:09
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 9:04 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 2
ATLANTA 1
3RD PRD: ATL - ILYA KOVALCHUK 30 (TODD WHITE, KEN KLEE) 0:56
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 9:00 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLORIDA 2 0 2
ATLANTA 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 9 (OLLI JOKINEN, JOZEF STUMPEL) 8:15
FLA - RADEK DVORAK 4 (RICHARD ZEDNIK, BRETT MCLEAN) 10:51
2ND PRD: NONE
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLA 12
Dec 27 8:39 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLORIDA 2 2
ATLANTA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 9 (OLLI JOKINEN) 8:15
FLA - RADEK DVORAK 4 (UNASSISTED) 10:51
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLA 12 12
ATL 16 16
GOALIE
Dec 27 7:47 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 2
ATLANTA 0
1ST PRD: FLA - RADEK DVORAK 4 (UNASSISTED) 10:51
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 7:35 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 1
ATLANTA 0
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 9 (OLLI JOKINEN) 8:15
Panthers vs. ThrashersDec 27 7:24 PM
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