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SHORT AND SWEET
As per coach Ron Wilson's suggestion, the Leafs kept the return of Nik Antropov and Pavel Kubina low-key, with a brief split-screen look at the pair during a timeout. Earlier this year, Wilson was insisting long welcome back ceremonies were not a distraction to his team.
STEMP OF APPROVAL
Lee Stempniak picked up his 100th NHL assist last night, as well as his 75th career goal.
KESSEL MUSCLE
Phil Kessel now has 16 points in 17 games as a Leaf, though he has yet to ignite the power play, which continued its struggles last night.
POINT-GETTERS
LEAFS G A P
A. Ponikarovsky 2 1 3
Lee Stempniak 1 1 2
Matt Stajan 1 1 2
Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 1
Wayne Primeau 0 1 1
Nikolai Kulemin 0 1 1
Phil Kessel 0 1 1
Ian White 0 1 1
F. Beauchemin 0 1 1
Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1
Jason Blake 0 1 1
THRASHERS G A P
Bryan Little 1 0 1
Marty Reasoner 1 0 1
Pavel Kubina 0 1 1
Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 1
Chris Thorburn 0 1 1
Eric Boulton 0 1 1
SHOTS ON GOAL
1 2 3 TOT
Thrashers 9 6 9 -- 24
Leafs 10 12 6 -- 28
UP NEXT
Tomorrow -- NY Islanders at Maple Leafs; 7 p.m., TSN, AM 640.
