GAME THREAD: NHL: ATLANTA (1-7) at TORONTO (3-6)

NHL: ATLANTA (1-7) at TORONTO (3-6)

<h3>Thrashers look for a spark against Maple Leafs</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (1-7-0) at Toronto (3-4-2) 7:30 pm EDT</div>

TORONTO (Ticker) - The Atlanta Thrashers have been a hugedisappointment so far this season. They will try to turn itaround when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

The Thrashers made a coaching change after beginning the season0-6-0 by firing Bob Hartley.


General manager Don Waddell took over and guided the team to itsfirst victory, but the good luck provided by their generalmanager-turned-coach lasted just one game as Atlanta camecrashing back to earth Saturday with an embarrassing 6-2 loss tothe Tampa Bay Lightning.


Chris Gratton, Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis eachrecorded a goal and an assist and Vaclav Prospal scored twicefor the Lightning, who beat the hapless Thrashers for the secondtime already this season.


Waddell will try to make his record 2-1-0 against the MapleLeafs, who rank last in the league with 37 goals allowed thisseason.


Both Toronto and Atlanta have had goaltending issues, withAndrew Raycroft and Vesa Toskala fighting for time north of theborder and Johan Hedberg carrying a 4.73 goals-against averagefor the Thrashers.

 

NHL: ATLANTA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL AT TORONTO
STARTING GOALIES: ATL - JOHAN HEDBERG
TOR - VESA TOSKALA

OFFICIALS: REF - DAVE JACKSON, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - DEREK NANSEN, MARK SHEWCHYK</div>

 

NHL: ATLANTA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

ATLANTA TORONTO

B LARSEN HEALTHY D TUCKER KNEE INJURY
M POPOVIC HEALTHY A WOZNIEWSKI HEALTHY
C THORBURN HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 0
TORONTO 0 19:49 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 0
TORONTO 1
1ST PRD: TOR - MATS SUNDIN 6 (JASON BLAKE) 0:13</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 0
TORONTO 1 15:05 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1
1ST PRD: ATL - TOBIAS ENSTROM 1 (ILYA KOVALCHUK, ERIC PERRIN) 4:29</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 13:10 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 12:51 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 11:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 10:15 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 9:11 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 6:06 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 4:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 4:03 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 2:22 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 2:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 1
TORONTO 1 0:47 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ATLANTA 2
TORONTO 1
1ST PRD: ATL - ILYA KOVALCHUK 5 (TODD WHITE) 19:27</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ATLANTA 2 2
TORONTO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: TOR - MATS SUNDIN 6 (JASON BLAKE) 0:13
ATL - TOBIAS ENSTROM 1 (ILYA KOVALCHUK, ERIC PERRIN) 4:29
ATL - ILYA KOVALCHUK 5 (TODD WHITE) 19:27

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
ATL 13 13
TOR 7 7

GOALIES: ATL - JOHAN HEDBERG
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>