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11-16-2005, 08:41 AM
Atlanta Thrashers vs. New York Islanders
November 16, 2005, 7:00 p.m. ET | Philips Arenahttp://www.atlantathrashers.com/resources/News/main_logo_55.jpg
Tonight's Game
The Thrashers host the New York Islanders tonight before beginning a three-game road trip at Philadelphia on Friday night at 7 p.m. ... The team travels to Toronto on Saturday, and Montreal on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m., before heading back to Atlanta for a Thanksgiving Night contest against the New York Rangers at 7 p.m.
Chick-fil-A "2-for-1" Wednesday's Continue Tonight
Fans have the opportunity to purchase 2-for-1 tickets during every Wednesday Thrashers home game this season as part of Chick-fil-A "2-for-1" Wednesday's ... In addition to tonight's game, this promotion will continue for the following games: Dec. 28 vs. Philadelphia, Jan. 11 vs. Nashville and March 8 vs. the New York Rangers.
On the Air
Tonight's contest will be televised locally by WPXA TV Paxson (i), with JP Dellacamera and Darren Eliot calling the action ... Dan Kamal and Billy Jaffe will provide the call for the Thrashers radio network, including flagship station WCNN AM 680 The Fan ... Jaffe will host the half-hour pre-game show, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the post-game show from the Bank of America Club following the contest ... Following tonight's game, the next six contests will be televised regionally by Turner South, and all games will be broadcast over the Thrashers radio network.
Radio Blueland
Darren Eliot and John Kincade of 680 the Fan hosted the latest segment of Radio Blueland on Tuesday ... To hear the show, please click here (http://www.atlantathrashers.com/Multimedia.aspx?Levels=3|0|0&CID01=0c1b83b1-6936-4e3f-b4a8-1fd3ffdd82bf).
Season Series
Tonight's game is the second of four meetings between the Thrashers and the Islanders ... Atlanta dropped a 4-3 decision at the Nassau Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 25 ... Ilya Kovalchuk tallied two goals, Bobby Holik added one goal and Greg de Vries assisted on all three of those tallies on Oct. 25 ... Marian Hossa notched two assists in that contest.
Lifetime Series
Atlanta has posted a 7-12-2 all-time record against New York, including a 2-6-2 mark at Philips Arena.
Career Leaders
Peter Bondra leads all Thrashers players with 62 points (35 goals, 27 assists) in 61 career games against the Islanders ... Scott Mellanby has registered 46 points (20 goals, 26 assists) in 76 contests, Bobby Holik has collected 44 points (17 goals, 27 assists) in 66 games, Marian Hossa has earned 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) in 24 games and Vyacheslav Kozlov has recorded 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 24 contests against New York.
Islanders Connection
Thrashers Assistant Coach Steve Weeks played 23 games in goal for the Islanders during the 1991-92 season.
Versus the Atlantic Division
Tonight's contest is the seventh of 20 games against Atlantic Division opponents for Atlanta, 2-4-0 in those contests ... Ilya Kovalchuk tops the squad with four goals and 10 points in games against Atlantic Division clubs this season ... Marian Hossa has earned nine points (three goals, six assists), while Vyacheslav Kozlov (two goals, five assists), Marc Savard (two goals, five assists) and Greg de Vries (seven assists) have all notched seven points apiece in those contests.
Current Thrashers Injuries:
Man-games lost: 54
- Mike Dunham was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 15, retroactive to Nov. 13, with groin injury.
- Steve Shields is suffering from a sprained knee.
- Patrik Stefan suffered an oblique muscle strain against Tampa Bay on Oct. 29.
- J.P. Vigier is out with a broken foot, and was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 19, retroactive to Oct. 16.
- Kari Lehtonen was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 6 with a groin injury.
Thrashers Injury Recap
Player/Injury/Dates Out/Missed Games
Garnet Exelby Leg Bruise 10/5 1
Mike Dunham Groin 10/14-10/27 6
Shane Hnidy Dislocated Shoulder 10/5-10/15 6
Kari Lehtonen Groin 10/7-current 16
Scott Mellanby Groin 10/27-11/5 5
Steve Shields Knee 11/9-current 3
Patrik Stefan Oblique Muscle 11/1-current 6
J.P. Vigier Foot 10/20-current 11
Total man-games lost: 54
Thrashers Recent Player Movement / Team Activity:
Nov. 15, 2005: Placed goaltender Mike Dunham on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 13, and recalled goaltender Michael Garnett from Chicago (AHL).
Nov. 10, 2005: Reassigned right wing Francis Lessard to Chicago (AHL).
Nov. 9, 2005: Recalled goaltender Adam Berkhoel from Chicago.
Nov. 7, 2005: Reassigned right wing Scott Barney to Chicago.
Oct. 31, 2005: Recalled right wing Scott Barney from Chicago.
Oct. 29, 2005: Activated goaltender Mike Dunham from injured reserve, and reassigned goaltender Adam Berkhoel to Chicago.
GAME NOTE INFORMATION
On a Roll
Atlanta has won a season-high three consecutive games, including Saturday's record-breaking 9-0 victory at Carolina ... The Thrashers won a franchise record four in-a-row twice in 2003-04: Nov. 16-23 and Dec. 6-12 ... The team notched a record five-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 9-18, 2003 (3-0-2).
Home Sweet Home
The Thrashers enter tonight's contest with two consecutive home victories ... The team blanked Pittsburgh 5-0 on Nov. 9, and rallied from a 2-0 deficit to clip the Lightning 5-2 on Friday night ... Atlanta has notched a franchise-best three consecutive victories at Philips Arena three times: Nov. 16-23, 2003, Dec. 6-12, 2003 and Dec. 1-8, 2000 ... Atlanta has won three out of its last four games at Philips Arena, and is 4-4-0 overall at home this season.
Explosive Offense
The Thrashers enter tonight's game having out scored their opponents 19-2 over the past three contests ... The team has tallied a team-record 14 straight goals dating back to Ilya Kovalchuk's tally at 18:11 of the first period to put Atlanta on the board in the win over Tampa Bay.
November to Remember
With Saturday's victory at Carolina, Atlanta is now 4-1-1 this month, picking up nine out of a possible 12 points in those games ... The team posted its best November in 2003 with a 7-6-1 record and 15 points ... Overall, the club has earned at least 10 points in four out of six Novembers since joining the NHL.
What a Difference!
Atlanta owns its best goal differential (plus four) through the first 17 games of any season ... The club was minus-22 in goal differential at the same point in 2002-03 when it finished with a team-record 226 goals ... The team finished with 214 goals in 2003-04, and owned a plus-two goal differential at the 17-game mark.
Record-Falling Zone
With Saturday's performance, the Thrashers set or tied 15 single-game team records and 11 more individual player records, including most goals in a game and road contest, most tallies in a period with five in the first (tying record), largest margin of victory and the most consecutive goals by the team in a game (nine) and the most consecutive goals in a two-game span (14) ... The game also marked the first combined shutout in club history by two goaltenders as Mike Dunham made five saves in the first period, and Adam Berkhoel registered 14 over the final two periods.
Powerful Outcome
The Thrashers were four-for-13 on the power play at Carolina to set the club record for most power-play tallies over a two-game period with seven ... The team's record for most power-play goals over a three-game stretch is eight set over the past three contests ... Atlanta recorded a team-best 11 power-play goals over four consecutive contests from Oct. 25-Nov. 1 ... The club now has 10 power-play tallies over its last four games dating back to Nov. 5 at Philadelphia.
Consistent Effort
The team has tallied at least one power-play in 10 out of the last 11 games, and is 22-for-75 on the man advantage in that span (29.3%) ... The team registered four power-play goals at Carolina, the eighth time the team has tallied at least two man-advantage goals in a game this season ... Overall, the club has converted 23.2% of its power plays (30-for-129) to rank third in the NHL ... The team is second in the league on the power play on the road (20-for-69 for 28.9%), and 21st at home at 16.6% (10-for-60).
Killing ‘em Off
Atlanta, eight-for-eight on the penalty kill at the Hurricanes, has allowed just three power-play goals over the past seven games (30-for-33 for 91%) ... They have improved their season percentage to 78.9 (94-for-119) on the penalty kill, which ranks 27th in the league ... The club ranks 21st at home on the penalty kill at 81.9% (50-for-61).
Taking Their Best Shot
The Thrashers have out shot their opponents in seven out of the last nine contests, including Saturday's contest (36-19) ... Carolina's 19 shots on Saturday was the fourth lowest single-game total allowed by Atlanta in team history .. The Thrashers have topped 30 shots 11 times this season, including a pair of 40-shot contests ... The team now owns a shot differential of plus-58 through the first 17 contests ... The club had never owned a positive shot differential at or beyond the 15-game mark prior to 2005-06.
Hitting the Net
Since entering Friday night's game 0-for-12 on 5-on-3 power-play opportunities totaling 11 minutes, 38 seconds, the Thrashers have converted three tallies on two-man advantages ... Atlanta went 2-for-2 on 5-on-3 power plays totaling 1:13 at Carolina ... Ilya Kovalchuk's goal with 16.9 seconds left in the second period on Friday was the Thrashers first tally during a two-man advantage this season.
What a Week!
Ilya Kovalchuk, who led all NHL players with six goals in three games and shared second among all league players with eight points, was named NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 13 ... Kovalchuk, who matched the team record with four goals in Friday's 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay, has tallied the most goals in consecutive games in Thrashers history with six.
Savard Earns Runner-up Status
The runner-up for NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 13 was Marc Savard, who led all players with nine assists and 10 points last week ... With his performance last week, he set team records for the most assists (nine) and points (10) in a three-game stretch in franchise history ... Savard has earned at least one point in nine out of 17 games, including six multiple-point contests.
Kovy Equals Record
Ilya Kovalchuk tallied his fourth career hat trick to set his career-high goal output on Friday night and match the team record with four goals ... Pascal Rheaume tallied four goals at Florida on Jan. 19, 2002, but Kovalchuk's effort marked the first time a Thrashers player has scored four consecutive goals in a game ... Kovalchuk has recorded four hat tricks in his NHL career, including two in 2003-04.
Kozzie Makes History
Vyacheslav Kozlov earned two assists on Saturday to set club records and career highs with nine-game point (three goals, 11 assists) and seven-game assist streaks (10) ... He has now earned at least one point in 11 out of 17 games (four goals, 12 assists)
Steady Blue Liner
Niclas Havelid, who enters tonight's game on a three-game assists/point streak (four assists), led all NHL players with a plus-eight rating in three games last week ... Havelid set career best four-game assist/point streaks with Anaheim from Oct. 25-30, 2000 (four assists).
Primed for Success
Peter Bondra enters tonight's contest on a six-game point streak (five goals, six assists), including goals in four straight games from Nov. 1-9 (four) ... He has earned at least one point in 10 out of 17 games, including six multiple-point games.
Lighting the Lamp, Hossa-style
Marian Hossa currently owns a four-game goal/point streak (four goals, four assists) ... He's one goal away from matching the team record for longest goal streak (five games) set by Vyacheslav Kozlov from Dec. 3-12, 2003 ... Hossa has recorded at least one point in 13 out of 17 games, and tops the squad with eight multiple-point contests.
Quick Strikes
The Thrashers have improved to 5-2-1 this season when scoring the first goal of the game ... Peter Bondra leads the Thrashers with three goals that were the first of the game.
Top of the List
With four assists on Saturday, Marc Savard moved back into first on the Thrashers with 18 assists and 24 points, which ranks 11th in the NHL ... Marian Hossa ranks second on the squad and shares 12th in the NHL with 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists), and Ilya Kovalchuk is third on the team and is tied for 19th in the league with 21 points, including a team-best 11 goals to shares eighth in the NHL ... Kovalchuk is tied for second among NHL players with a team-leading seven power-play goals .. Peter Bondra ranks fourth on the squad with 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists), and Vyacheslav Kozlov is fifth at 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) ... Bondra and Hossa share second on the club with nine goals apiece, and Savard is third with six tallies ... Hossa ranks second on the team with 14 assists, followed by Kozlov with 12, and Bondra and Greg de Vries with 11 each.
Tracking the Thrashers
- Adam Berkhoel, who posted a career-high 34 saves to win his second NHL game against the Lightning on Friday, stopped all 14 shots he faced over the final two periods on Saturday to help the team register its first-ever shutout by two goalies ... Thrashers goaltenders, who have two shutouts in three games, have notched 15 shutouts in team history.
- Andy Sutton ranked second among all NHL players with a plus-seven rating for the week ending Nov. 13.
- Greg de Vries has earned 10 points (one goal, nine assists) over the past 10 games, including career highs with three assists/points twice in that span ... de Vries set career bests with three assists/points at the New York Islanders on Oct. 25, and assisted all three goals at Philadelphia on Nov. 5.
- Ilya Kovalchuk leads all Thrashers with seven goals and 12 points in November ... Vyacheslav Kozlov (two goals, nine assists) and Peter Bondra (five goals, six assists) share second with 11 points apiece.
- Niclas Havelid ranks fifth in the NHL and tops the squad with an ATOI of 26:54 ... Jaroslav Modry ranks 31st with an ATOI of 23:43, followed by Ilya Kovalchuk, tied for 47th and second among NHL forwards at 22:54; Greg de Vries, 57th at 22:16; Marian Hossa, fifth among NHL forwards and 62nd overall at 22:03, and Marc Savard, 13th among league's forwards and 72nd overall at 21:28.
- Havelid ranks seventh in the league with a team-best average of 31.7 shifts per contest ... Modry is tied for 30th at 28.8, followed by de Vries, 50th at 27.7; Savard, tied for 12th among NHL forwards and tied for 801st overall at 26.4, and Hossa, who shares 13th among the league's forwards and is tied for 834th at 26.3.
Did You Know?
... The Thrashers first-ever victory and road win came over the Islanders at Long Island on Oct. 14, 1999 ... Atlanta has beaten the Islanders seven times in team history, which shares seventh on the franchise all-time list ... Serge Aubin owns the longest current active games played streak for the Thrashers at 48 contests, dating back to Jan. 28, 2004 ... Six Thrashers players -- Peter Bondra, Marian Hossa and Ronald Petrovicky (Slovakia), Ilya Kovalchuk (Russia), Niclas Havelid (Sweden) and Marc Savard (Canada) -- have been selected as potential members of their country's squad that will compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in February.
UPCOMING THRASHERS PLAYER MILESTONES
Player/Milestone
Serge Aubin 10 points away from 100
Peter Bondra 14 goals away from 500
Greg de Vries Seven assists away from 100
Niclas Havelid Seven points away from 100
Marian Hossa Three goals from 200
Jaroslav Modry Eight points from 200
November 16, 2005, 7:00 p.m. ET | Philips Arenahttp://www.atlantathrashers.com/resources/News/main_logo_55.jpg
Tonight's Game
The Thrashers host the New York Islanders tonight before beginning a three-game road trip at Philadelphia on Friday night at 7 p.m. ... The team travels to Toronto on Saturday, and Montreal on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m., before heading back to Atlanta for a Thanksgiving Night contest against the New York Rangers at 7 p.m.
Chick-fil-A "2-for-1" Wednesday's Continue Tonight
Fans have the opportunity to purchase 2-for-1 tickets during every Wednesday Thrashers home game this season as part of Chick-fil-A "2-for-1" Wednesday's ... In addition to tonight's game, this promotion will continue for the following games: Dec. 28 vs. Philadelphia, Jan. 11 vs. Nashville and March 8 vs. the New York Rangers.
On the Air
Tonight's contest will be televised locally by WPXA TV Paxson (i), with JP Dellacamera and Darren Eliot calling the action ... Dan Kamal and Billy Jaffe will provide the call for the Thrashers radio network, including flagship station WCNN AM 680 The Fan ... Jaffe will host the half-hour pre-game show, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the post-game show from the Bank of America Club following the contest ... Following tonight's game, the next six contests will be televised regionally by Turner South, and all games will be broadcast over the Thrashers radio network.
Radio Blueland
Darren Eliot and John Kincade of 680 the Fan hosted the latest segment of Radio Blueland on Tuesday ... To hear the show, please click here (http://www.atlantathrashers.com/Multimedia.aspx?Levels=3|0|0&CID01=0c1b83b1-6936-4e3f-b4a8-1fd3ffdd82bf).
Season Series
Tonight's game is the second of four meetings between the Thrashers and the Islanders ... Atlanta dropped a 4-3 decision at the Nassau Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 25 ... Ilya Kovalchuk tallied two goals, Bobby Holik added one goal and Greg de Vries assisted on all three of those tallies on Oct. 25 ... Marian Hossa notched two assists in that contest.
Lifetime Series
Atlanta has posted a 7-12-2 all-time record against New York, including a 2-6-2 mark at Philips Arena.
Career Leaders
Peter Bondra leads all Thrashers players with 62 points (35 goals, 27 assists) in 61 career games against the Islanders ... Scott Mellanby has registered 46 points (20 goals, 26 assists) in 76 contests, Bobby Holik has collected 44 points (17 goals, 27 assists) in 66 games, Marian Hossa has earned 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists) in 24 games and Vyacheslav Kozlov has recorded 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 24 contests against New York.
Islanders Connection
Thrashers Assistant Coach Steve Weeks played 23 games in goal for the Islanders during the 1991-92 season.
Versus the Atlantic Division
Tonight's contest is the seventh of 20 games against Atlantic Division opponents for Atlanta, 2-4-0 in those contests ... Ilya Kovalchuk tops the squad with four goals and 10 points in games against Atlantic Division clubs this season ... Marian Hossa has earned nine points (three goals, six assists), while Vyacheslav Kozlov (two goals, five assists), Marc Savard (two goals, five assists) and Greg de Vries (seven assists) have all notched seven points apiece in those contests.
Current Thrashers Injuries:
Man-games lost: 54
- Mike Dunham was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 15, retroactive to Nov. 13, with groin injury.
- Steve Shields is suffering from a sprained knee.
- Patrik Stefan suffered an oblique muscle strain against Tampa Bay on Oct. 29.
- J.P. Vigier is out with a broken foot, and was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 19, retroactive to Oct. 16.
- Kari Lehtonen was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 6 with a groin injury.
Thrashers Injury Recap
Player/Injury/Dates Out/Missed Games
Garnet Exelby Leg Bruise 10/5 1
Mike Dunham Groin 10/14-10/27 6
Shane Hnidy Dislocated Shoulder 10/5-10/15 6
Kari Lehtonen Groin 10/7-current 16
Scott Mellanby Groin 10/27-11/5 5
Steve Shields Knee 11/9-current 3
Patrik Stefan Oblique Muscle 11/1-current 6
J.P. Vigier Foot 10/20-current 11
Total man-games lost: 54
Thrashers Recent Player Movement / Team Activity:
Nov. 15, 2005: Placed goaltender Mike Dunham on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 13, and recalled goaltender Michael Garnett from Chicago (AHL).
Nov. 10, 2005: Reassigned right wing Francis Lessard to Chicago (AHL).
Nov. 9, 2005: Recalled goaltender Adam Berkhoel from Chicago.
Nov. 7, 2005: Reassigned right wing Scott Barney to Chicago.
Oct. 31, 2005: Recalled right wing Scott Barney from Chicago.
Oct. 29, 2005: Activated goaltender Mike Dunham from injured reserve, and reassigned goaltender Adam Berkhoel to Chicago.
GAME NOTE INFORMATION
On a Roll
Atlanta has won a season-high three consecutive games, including Saturday's record-breaking 9-0 victory at Carolina ... The Thrashers won a franchise record four in-a-row twice in 2003-04: Nov. 16-23 and Dec. 6-12 ... The team notched a record five-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 9-18, 2003 (3-0-2).
Home Sweet Home
The Thrashers enter tonight's contest with two consecutive home victories ... The team blanked Pittsburgh 5-0 on Nov. 9, and rallied from a 2-0 deficit to clip the Lightning 5-2 on Friday night ... Atlanta has notched a franchise-best three consecutive victories at Philips Arena three times: Nov. 16-23, 2003, Dec. 6-12, 2003 and Dec. 1-8, 2000 ... Atlanta has won three out of its last four games at Philips Arena, and is 4-4-0 overall at home this season.
Explosive Offense
The Thrashers enter tonight's game having out scored their opponents 19-2 over the past three contests ... The team has tallied a team-record 14 straight goals dating back to Ilya Kovalchuk's tally at 18:11 of the first period to put Atlanta on the board in the win over Tampa Bay.
November to Remember
With Saturday's victory at Carolina, Atlanta is now 4-1-1 this month, picking up nine out of a possible 12 points in those games ... The team posted its best November in 2003 with a 7-6-1 record and 15 points ... Overall, the club has earned at least 10 points in four out of six Novembers since joining the NHL.
What a Difference!
Atlanta owns its best goal differential (plus four) through the first 17 games of any season ... The club was minus-22 in goal differential at the same point in 2002-03 when it finished with a team-record 226 goals ... The team finished with 214 goals in 2003-04, and owned a plus-two goal differential at the 17-game mark.
Record-Falling Zone
With Saturday's performance, the Thrashers set or tied 15 single-game team records and 11 more individual player records, including most goals in a game and road contest, most tallies in a period with five in the first (tying record), largest margin of victory and the most consecutive goals by the team in a game (nine) and the most consecutive goals in a two-game span (14) ... The game also marked the first combined shutout in club history by two goaltenders as Mike Dunham made five saves in the first period, and Adam Berkhoel registered 14 over the final two periods.
Powerful Outcome
The Thrashers were four-for-13 on the power play at Carolina to set the club record for most power-play tallies over a two-game period with seven ... The team's record for most power-play goals over a three-game stretch is eight set over the past three contests ... Atlanta recorded a team-best 11 power-play goals over four consecutive contests from Oct. 25-Nov. 1 ... The club now has 10 power-play tallies over its last four games dating back to Nov. 5 at Philadelphia.
Consistent Effort
The team has tallied at least one power-play in 10 out of the last 11 games, and is 22-for-75 on the man advantage in that span (29.3%) ... The team registered four power-play goals at Carolina, the eighth time the team has tallied at least two man-advantage goals in a game this season ... Overall, the club has converted 23.2% of its power plays (30-for-129) to rank third in the NHL ... The team is second in the league on the power play on the road (20-for-69 for 28.9%), and 21st at home at 16.6% (10-for-60).
Killing ‘em Off
Atlanta, eight-for-eight on the penalty kill at the Hurricanes, has allowed just three power-play goals over the past seven games (30-for-33 for 91%) ... They have improved their season percentage to 78.9 (94-for-119) on the penalty kill, which ranks 27th in the league ... The club ranks 21st at home on the penalty kill at 81.9% (50-for-61).
Taking Their Best Shot
The Thrashers have out shot their opponents in seven out of the last nine contests, including Saturday's contest (36-19) ... Carolina's 19 shots on Saturday was the fourth lowest single-game total allowed by Atlanta in team history .. The Thrashers have topped 30 shots 11 times this season, including a pair of 40-shot contests ... The team now owns a shot differential of plus-58 through the first 17 contests ... The club had never owned a positive shot differential at or beyond the 15-game mark prior to 2005-06.
Hitting the Net
Since entering Friday night's game 0-for-12 on 5-on-3 power-play opportunities totaling 11 minutes, 38 seconds, the Thrashers have converted three tallies on two-man advantages ... Atlanta went 2-for-2 on 5-on-3 power plays totaling 1:13 at Carolina ... Ilya Kovalchuk's goal with 16.9 seconds left in the second period on Friday was the Thrashers first tally during a two-man advantage this season.
What a Week!
Ilya Kovalchuk, who led all NHL players with six goals in three games and shared second among all league players with eight points, was named NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 13 ... Kovalchuk, who matched the team record with four goals in Friday's 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay, has tallied the most goals in consecutive games in Thrashers history with six.
Savard Earns Runner-up Status
The runner-up for NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 13 was Marc Savard, who led all players with nine assists and 10 points last week ... With his performance last week, he set team records for the most assists (nine) and points (10) in a three-game stretch in franchise history ... Savard has earned at least one point in nine out of 17 games, including six multiple-point contests.
Kovy Equals Record
Ilya Kovalchuk tallied his fourth career hat trick to set his career-high goal output on Friday night and match the team record with four goals ... Pascal Rheaume tallied four goals at Florida on Jan. 19, 2002, but Kovalchuk's effort marked the first time a Thrashers player has scored four consecutive goals in a game ... Kovalchuk has recorded four hat tricks in his NHL career, including two in 2003-04.
Kozzie Makes History
Vyacheslav Kozlov earned two assists on Saturday to set club records and career highs with nine-game point (three goals, 11 assists) and seven-game assist streaks (10) ... He has now earned at least one point in 11 out of 17 games (four goals, 12 assists)
Steady Blue Liner
Niclas Havelid, who enters tonight's game on a three-game assists/point streak (four assists), led all NHL players with a plus-eight rating in three games last week ... Havelid set career best four-game assist/point streaks with Anaheim from Oct. 25-30, 2000 (four assists).
Primed for Success
Peter Bondra enters tonight's contest on a six-game point streak (five goals, six assists), including goals in four straight games from Nov. 1-9 (four) ... He has earned at least one point in 10 out of 17 games, including six multiple-point games.
Lighting the Lamp, Hossa-style
Marian Hossa currently owns a four-game goal/point streak (four goals, four assists) ... He's one goal away from matching the team record for longest goal streak (five games) set by Vyacheslav Kozlov from Dec. 3-12, 2003 ... Hossa has recorded at least one point in 13 out of 17 games, and tops the squad with eight multiple-point contests.
Quick Strikes
The Thrashers have improved to 5-2-1 this season when scoring the first goal of the game ... Peter Bondra leads the Thrashers with three goals that were the first of the game.
Top of the List
With four assists on Saturday, Marc Savard moved back into first on the Thrashers with 18 assists and 24 points, which ranks 11th in the NHL ... Marian Hossa ranks second on the squad and shares 12th in the NHL with 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists), and Ilya Kovalchuk is third on the team and is tied for 19th in the league with 21 points, including a team-best 11 goals to shares eighth in the NHL ... Kovalchuk is tied for second among NHL players with a team-leading seven power-play goals .. Peter Bondra ranks fourth on the squad with 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists), and Vyacheslav Kozlov is fifth at 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) ... Bondra and Hossa share second on the club with nine goals apiece, and Savard is third with six tallies ... Hossa ranks second on the team with 14 assists, followed by Kozlov with 12, and Bondra and Greg de Vries with 11 each.
Tracking the Thrashers
- Adam Berkhoel, who posted a career-high 34 saves to win his second NHL game against the Lightning on Friday, stopped all 14 shots he faced over the final two periods on Saturday to help the team register its first-ever shutout by two goalies ... Thrashers goaltenders, who have two shutouts in three games, have notched 15 shutouts in team history.
- Andy Sutton ranked second among all NHL players with a plus-seven rating for the week ending Nov. 13.
- Greg de Vries has earned 10 points (one goal, nine assists) over the past 10 games, including career highs with three assists/points twice in that span ... de Vries set career bests with three assists/points at the New York Islanders on Oct. 25, and assisted all three goals at Philadelphia on Nov. 5.
- Ilya Kovalchuk leads all Thrashers with seven goals and 12 points in November ... Vyacheslav Kozlov (two goals, nine assists) and Peter Bondra (five goals, six assists) share second with 11 points apiece.
- Niclas Havelid ranks fifth in the NHL and tops the squad with an ATOI of 26:54 ... Jaroslav Modry ranks 31st with an ATOI of 23:43, followed by Ilya Kovalchuk, tied for 47th and second among NHL forwards at 22:54; Greg de Vries, 57th at 22:16; Marian Hossa, fifth among NHL forwards and 62nd overall at 22:03, and Marc Savard, 13th among league's forwards and 72nd overall at 21:28.
- Havelid ranks seventh in the league with a team-best average of 31.7 shifts per contest ... Modry is tied for 30th at 28.8, followed by de Vries, 50th at 27.7; Savard, tied for 12th among NHL forwards and tied for 801st overall at 26.4, and Hossa, who shares 13th among the league's forwards and is tied for 834th at 26.3.
Did You Know?
... The Thrashers first-ever victory and road win came over the Islanders at Long Island on Oct. 14, 1999 ... Atlanta has beaten the Islanders seven times in team history, which shares seventh on the franchise all-time list ... Serge Aubin owns the longest current active games played streak for the Thrashers at 48 contests, dating back to Jan. 28, 2004 ... Six Thrashers players -- Peter Bondra, Marian Hossa and Ronald Petrovicky (Slovakia), Ilya Kovalchuk (Russia), Niclas Havelid (Sweden) and Marc Savard (Canada) -- have been selected as potential members of their country's squad that will compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in February.
UPCOMING THRASHERS PLAYER MILESTONES
Player/Milestone
Serge Aubin 10 points away from 100
Peter Bondra 14 goals away from 500
Greg de Vries Seven assists away from 100
Niclas Havelid Seven points away from 100
Marian Hossa Three goals from 200
Jaroslav Modry Eight points from 200