NHL: ATLANTA (14-14) at WASHINGTON (9-19) <h3>Kozlov, Thrashers look to keep rolling</h3> <div class="pre">Atlanta (14-13-1) at Washington (9-17-2) 7:00 pm EST</div> WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Vyacheslav Kozlov will try to lead theAtlanta Thrashers to their third consecutive victory when theyvisit the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Kozlov scored the game-winning goal and added an assist inFriday's 4-2 triumph over the New York Rangers. The Russianleft wing has eight tallies and 16 points this season. The 35-year-old Kozlov is coming off a career season, notching28 goals and 80 points in the 2006-07 campaign as the Thrasherswon the division for the first time in franchise history. Atlanta, which has the second worst power play (15 percent) inthe Eastern Conference, is 14-7-1 since general manager DonWaddell replaced Bob Hartley behind the bench. Ilya Kovalchuk has a league-best 23 goals and leads theThrashers with 38 points. The Capitals are the only other NHL team to make a coachingswitch this season, but it has not made much of a difference.The club fired Glen Hanlon on November 22 and promoted BruceBoudreau, who was with the Hershey Bears of the AHL, as theinterim coach. After winning Boudreau's first two games, the Capitals have lostfour of their previous five games. Washington has the worst record in the league and is the onlyteam yet to reach double digits in wins.
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL AT WASHINGTON STARTING GOALIES: ATL - KARI LEHTONEN WAS - OLAF KOLZIG OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE LEGGO, PAUL DEVORSKI LIN - ANDY MCELMAN, DON HENDERSON</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">ATLANTA VS WASHINGTON - SCRATCHES ATLANTA WASHINGTON M RECCHI HEALTHY M NYLANDER UNDISCLOSED B LARSEN HEALTHY S EMINGER HEALTHY M POPOVIC ANKLE INJURY</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 0 WASHINGTON 1 1ST PRD: WAS - NICKLAS BACKSTROM 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:12</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 0 WASHINGTON 2 1ST PRD: WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 2 (ALEXANDER SEMIN) 9:12</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 0 WASHINGTON 2 2 END OF THE 1ST GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: WAS - NICKLAS BACKSTROM 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:12 WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 2 (ALEXANDER SEMIN) 9:12 SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- ATL 6 6 WAS 11 11 GOALIES: ATL - KARI LEHTONEN WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">------------------------ Atlanta 0 --0 Washington 2 --2 ------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Nicklas Backstrom 3 (Unassisted), 8:12. 2, Washington, Jeff Schultz 2 (Alexander Semin), 9:12. Penalties: J Erskine, Was (interference), 9:51; V Kozlov, Atl (high sticking), 13:24; E Perrin, Atl (tripping), 17:40. Shots on goal: ----------------------------- Atlanta 6 --6 Washington 11 --11 ----------------------------- Goalies : Atlanta, Kari Lehtonen (11 shots, 9 saves). Washington, Olaf Kolzig (6 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski. Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Don Henderson.</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 0 WASHINGTON 3 2ND PRD: WAS - MATT PETTINGER 2 (ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 4:16</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1 WASHINGTON 3 2ND PRD: ATL - (PP) TODD WHITE 7 (MARIAN HOSSA, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 12:31</div>
NHL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON <div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1 WASHINGTON 4 2ND PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 21 (TOM POTI, NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 14:06</div>
