![Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (L) is congratulated by teammate Ilya Kovalchuk after their win over the Ottawa Senators at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Tami Chappell ( Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (L) is congratulated by teammate Ilya Kovalchuk after their win over the Ottawa Senators at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E80E8C/atlanta-thrashers-goaltender-ondrej-pavelec-l-is-congratulated-by-teammate-ilya-kovalchuk-after-their-win-over-the-ottawa-senators-at-their-nhl-hockey-game-in-atlanta-georgia-january-12-2010-reuterstami-chappell-united-states-tags-sport-ice-hockey-2E80E8C.jpg)
Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (L) is congratulated by teammate Ilya Kovalchuk after their win over the Ottawa Senators at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (
![Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk is congratualted by teammate Tobias Enstrom (L) after his second goal in the second quarter at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, 2008. Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk is congratualted by teammate Tobias Enstrom (L) after his second goal in the second quarter at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, 2008.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E8EM7G/atlanta-thrashers-left-wing-ilya-kovalchuk-is-congratualted-by-teammate-tobias-enstrom-l-after-his-second-goal-in-the-second-quarter-at-their-nhl-hockey-game-in-atlanta-georgia-march-13-2008-reuterstami-chappell-united-states-2E8EM7G.jpg)
Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk is congratualted by teammate Tobias Enstrom (L) after his second goal in the second quarter at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, 2008.
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