ATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Ilya Kovalchuk scored a power-play goal with 78 seconds left in overtime Wednesday night, giving Atlanta a 5-4 decision over Boston.
The Bruins had a five-game unbeaten streak snapped.
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Just 18 seconds after being pulled down by Bruins defenseman Nick Boynton and drawing a penalty, Kovalchuk one-timed a pass from Frantisek Kaberle at the left faceoff circle past goaltender Felix Potvin and into the top right corner of the net.
The goal produced a second consecutive win for Atlanta, which had dropped four of its previous six games.
Along with Kovalchuk, Ronald Petrovicky, Jeff Cowan and Vyacheslav Kozlov each had a goal and an assist for the Thrashers, who rallied from three deficits to force overtime.
