Afinogenov continues torrid run: Thrashers RW Maxim Afinogenov scored a goal, tallied an assist and finished at plus-2 during Thursday's game against the Bruins. The Bruins were closing in on a regulation win, leading 3-2 when Atlanta pulled Ondrej Pavelec for the extra skater. The Thrashers picked up a point when Afinogenov scored with 41.4 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. Ilya Kovalchuk, who had already scored his 13th goal in 12 games, managed to keep it in the Boston zone, wheeled around and whipped a cross-ice pass to Afinogenov, the puck just missing the stick of flailing Bruins defender. Afinogenov had time to settle the puck and rip a shot past Tuukka Rask, just inside the far post for his eighth goal of the season. Afinogenov pumped his right fist and was knocked to ice by an exuberant Kovalchuk. "He just, like, lifted me off the ice and we fell down together," Afinogenov said. "That was nice." (Updated 11/20/2009).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 11/21/09).
Fantasy Analysis
Afinogenov has managed a point in eight of his last nine games. He has six goals and seven assists in that span. It has been unbelievable the career rejuvenation Afinogenov has experienced in Atlanta after being overlooked the last two seasons in Buffalo. He is loving life on a line with fellow Russians Kovalchuk and Nik Antropov. Afinogenov has returned to being a viable Fantasy forward. (Updated 11/20/2009).
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Afinogenov continues torrid run: Thrashers RW Maxim Afinogenov scored a goal, tallied an assist and finished at plus-2 during Thursday's game against the Bruins. The Bruins were closing in on a regulation win, leading 3-2 when Atlanta pulled Ondrej Pavelec for the extra skater. The Thrashers picked up a point when Afinogenov scored with 41.4 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. Ilya Kovalchuk, who had already scored his 13th goal in 12 games, managed to keep it in the Boston zone, wheeled around and whipped a cross-ice pass to Afinogenov, the puck just missing the stick of flailing Bruins defender. Afinogenov had time to settle the puck and rip a shot past Tuukka Rask, just inside the far post for his eighth goal of the season. Afinogenov pumped his right fist and was knocked to ice by an exuberant Kovalchuk. "He just, like, lifted me off the ice and we fell down together," Afinogenov said. "That was nice." (Updated 11/20/2009).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 11/21/09).
Fantasy Analysis
Afinogenov has managed a point in eight of his last nine games. He has six goals and seven assists in that span. It has been unbelievable the career rejuvenation Afinogenov has experienced in Atlanta after being overlooked the last two seasons in Buffalo. He is loving life on a line with fellow Russians Kovalchuk and Nik Antropov. Afinogenov has returned to being a viable Fantasy forward. (Updated 11/20/2009).
Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak, beating the Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.
The Devils endured a few injuries on defense early on, but unheralded Andy Greene has helped offset the losses. As Michael Hurcomb writes in Playing the Waiver Wire, his play has likely earned him a prominent role going forward.
Slava Kozlov broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive victory.
A couple of elite Fantasy options could be back in lineups in Week 7, namely Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. Our Michael Hurcomb runs through all the latest news and notes from around the league in his Fantasy Planner.
Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov each had two goals and two assists to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-0 on Friday night for their third straight victory.
