The Thrashers‘ captain appears ready to return to the lineup less than three weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot. Coach John Anderson told the AJC that he is “95 percent” sure that Kovalchuk will play Thursday against the …
Read Original Story: Kovalchuk could return to Thrashers' lineup Thursday – Atlanta Journal Constitution

By AP Second Period–1, Atlanta, Kane 5 (Reasoner, Enstrom), 10:22. 2, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 11 (Afinogenov), 12:28. 3, Atlanta, Bogosian 7 (Kane, Reasoner), 14:16. 4, Atlanta, Afinogenov 5 (Kovalchuk), 15:26. Penalties–Greene, LA, double minor …
Read Original Story: Kings-Thrashers Sums – New York Times

Ilya Kovalchuk will not be in the Thrashers‘ lineup Thursday against the New YorkRangers. The team captain experienced soreness in his right foot warming up before practice Wednesday, according to coach John Anderson, …
Read Original Story: Kovalchuk experiences soreness, will not return Thursday – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Photo credit: AP | Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stops Atlanta’s Maxim Afinogenov during the first period of the Rangers‘ 5-3 loss at Madison Square Garden. (November 12, 2009) Rangers coach John Tortorella has been urging the Rangers to be a harder …
Read Original Story: Struggling Rangers lose again to Atlanta – Newsday

"You know — a little bit of excitement in the air. When we put a Kovy in, it bumps guys down to make the rest of our lineup stronger. (Rich) Peverley going down to arguably our third line, you saw what happened …
Read Original Story: Kovalchuk feels so good, he'd like to play even more – NHL.com

NEW YORK – While Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk made a big splash in his return from injury Thursday night, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist had far less success after missing two games with an undisclosed lower-body …
Read Original Story: Kovalchuk, Thrashers spoil Lundqvist's return – NHL.com

Ilya Kovalchuk’s injury may not get much worse, and having their all-time leading scorer back on the ice is certainly an improvement for the AtlantaThrashers. One night after Kovalchuk made an unexpected return from a broken foot, the Thrashers open a …
Read Original Story: Kings-Thrashers Preview – CBSSports.com

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League has a competitive advantage when it comes to attracting potential free agents, and the head of the two-year-old KHL has his sights set on Atlanta’s Ilya …
Read Original Story: Medvedev Says Russian League Can Offer Kovalchuk 'Better Terms' – Bloomberg

TORONTO — Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk will not play Thursday night against the New YorkRangers, according to Atlanta General Manager Don Waddell. "He’s not going to play tomorrow, but hopefully for …
Read Original Story: Kovalchuk could return Friday – NHL.com

Outstanding news from Atlanta. It appears that fantasy superstar Ilya Kovalchuk is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a broken foot and will return to action this week, far ahead of his projected return date. …
Read Original Story: Kovalchuk ahead of schedule, return imminent – NHL.com