
Thrashers 5, Capitals 1: Break up the Thrashers. Thanks to its 5-1 drubbing of Washington on Monday, Atlanta has now won six in a row and seven of its past eight, as Kari Lehtonen turned aside an incredible 49 shots to lead the Thrashers. He was 1:15 away from registering his fourth shutout of the season, as Washington's Keith Aucoin finally broke through with his first goal of the season.
On the opposite end of the rink, Washington's Jose Theodore was mercifully yanked after giving up four goals on 19 shots, while the Thrashers converted on three of their four power play attempts -- without the services of Ilya Kovalchuk. Colby Armstrong, Slava Kozlov, Anssi Salmela, Tobias Enstrom and Eric Perrin all scored for Atlanta, while Salmela's goal was the first of his career.
Monday's other gameLos Angeles hosts Nashville with playoff hopes on the line.
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-- The NHL players would like to take part in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
-- More on the financial problems in the KHL.
Tuesday's key games-- Martin Brodeur looks to make history against the Chicago Blackhawks as he goes for career win No. 522.
-- Montreal and the Rangers enter play at Madison Square Garden tied for the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference with 80 points. As far as regular season games go, they don't get much bigger than this.
-- St. Louis and Edmonton have an equally big game out west, as the Blues trail the Oilers by one point in the standings.
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