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 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Vaclav Prospal scored goals and the Philadelphia Flyers kept their hold on the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference in a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night.
Antero Niittymaki allowed a goal 58 seconds into the game, but was near flawless in helping the Flyers to their 10th straight series win against the Thrashers. The Flyers haven't lost to Atlanta since November 2005 and Niittymaki improved to 9-0 against the Thrashers.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 50th goal of the season for the Thrashers in the final minute. Kovalchuk just missed tying the game in the final seconds on a shot from point-blank range, but Niittymaki made the save. Kovalchuk dropped to his knees in disbelief and the Flyers mobbed each other in celebration.
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