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Kovalchuk Peverley lead Thrashers to win over Panthers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeSUNRISE Fla Tomas Vokoun was enjoying a brilliant return from a bizarre injury on Saturday night until Ilya Kovalchuk found a way to spoil itKovalchuk scored with a little over a minute left in regulation and Rich Peverley got the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 21 win over the slumping Florida PanthersJohan Hedberg stopped 30 shots for the Thrashers winners of five of their last sixTo get that final goal in the last minute was huge Peverley said Coming out of here with two points is really bigStephen Weiss scored the lone goal in regulation for the Panthers who have lost seven of their last eightVokoun made 36 saves in his first start since sustaining a head injury during Floridas loss to the Thrashers on Monday He was struck in the head when teammate Keith Ballard swung his stick in a fit of frustration after an Atlanta goal Vokoun needed stitches in his left ear and was sidelined for two gamesI thought Vokoun played a great game considering the circumstances Florida coach Pete DeBoer said He really battled hard for usVokoun held the shutout until 104 remained in regulation when Kovalchuk tied it at 1 with a slap shot Maxim Afinogenov and Tobias Enstrom each had assists on the goal Kovalchuks 16th of the seasonThey played so solid defensively they really kept us on the outside and Vokoun was solid in net Hedberg said We had to work hard to get that goal at the endIt was the second consecutive home game in which Florida has blown a lead late in the third period TJ Galiardi and Matt Duchene both scored for Colorado with less then a minute left in regulation to force overtime on Wednesday night The Panthers eventually beat Colorado 65 in a shootoutFloridas loss to Atlanta on Monday also came late in the game when Afinogenov scored with six seconds remaining in the third period to give the Thrashers a 43 winKovalchuk also netted a goal in the first round of the shootout but Steven Reinprecht got a goal for Florida in the third round to keep it aliveWeiss goal his 13th of the season and sixth in four games came on the power pla...