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ATLANTA, April 7 (UPI) -- Jon Sim scored in the sixth round of the shootout Saturday night, as the Atlanta Thrashers beat Tampa Bay, 3-2, to wrap up their best regular season ever.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored and Marian Hossa had two assists, as the Thrashers finished with four wins in their last five games to take the Southeast Division with a franchise-best 100 points on the season -- and head for their first post-season appearance.
Kari Lehtonen made 34 stops for Atlanta, which will meet the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.
Vaclav Prospal and Filip Kuba scored and Johan Holmqvist made 41 saves for the Lightning, who travel to New Jersey for a first-round series with the Devils.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
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VESPER, Wis., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it will not disturb a black bear that picked a drain tunnel to hibernate.
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