*Atlanta Thrashers Team Report*
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Last result: 2-1 win at Tampa Bay, April 3
Streak: Won 1
LW Ilya Kovalchuk finished his bid for the Maurice Richard
Trophy by scoring a goal in Atlanta's 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay
Lightning. He added to his career-high goal total with his 41st
goal. On Friday in an offense designed to get him the puck,
Kovalchuk recorded one goal on a team-record 14 shots. Against
Tampa Bay, he put only three shots on net. Kovalchuk is now
tied with Columbus' Rick Nash for the goal-scoring lead in the
NHL. ... RW J.P. Vigier sat out his second straight contest with
a facial laceration. ... LW Vyacheslav Kozlov played in his
800th NHL game. ... The Thrashers finished the season with team
records for wins (33) and points (78).
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