San Jose Sharks Jonathan Cheechoo (14) is at the net with his second goal of the night against the Atlanta Thrashers as Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk (left), of Russia and Scott Mellanby (19) are helpless to defend in the second period at Philips Arena in Atlanta, March 22, 2007. Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen, of Finland is on the ice under Cheechoo. The Sharks defeated the Thrashers 5-1. (UPI Photo/John Dickerson).............................................................
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QUEBEC CITY, May 18 (UPI) -- Ilya Kovalchuk scored in the third period and overtime, carrying Russia past Canada 5-4 Sunday in the gold medal game of the World Hockey Championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 16 (UPI) -- Mike Green's second-period goal Friday turned out to be the decisive score in Canada's 5-4 win over Sweden in the semifinals of the World Hockey Championship.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 31 (UPI) -- Ilya Kovalchuk scored two third-period goals Monsday, lifting the Atlanta Thrashers to a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18 (UPI) -- Vinny Prospal scored the game-winning goal in the third period Tuesday, handing the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.
SUNRISE, Fla., March 16 (UPI) -- Olli Jokinen scored on a slapshot and added an assist Sunday, leading the Florida Panthers over Atlanta 3-1 for their seventh win in a row.
SUNRISE, Fla., March 9 (UPI) -- Nathan Horton's goal with 23 seconds left in overtime Saturday boosted the Florida Panthers past the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2.
ATLANTA, March 8 (UPI) -- Erik Christensen scored the only goal in the second round of a shootout Friday to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.
PITTSBURGH, March 2 (UPI) -- A shootout goal by Kristopher Letang gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory Sunday over Atlanta -- the Thrashers' seventh straight defeat.
BOSTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Phil Kessel's goal in the second round of a shootout Saturday lifted Boston to a 3-2 win over Atlanta and its sixth straight victory.