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Sabres pelt Hedberg but Kovalchuk scores twice to lift Thrashers to record start

Associated Press

Saturday, October 17, 2009

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Atlanta goalie Johan Hedberg can't explain his dominance of the Buffalo Sabres, but he can dissect his team's hot start to the season. "Last year we started out awfully, and we were out of it at Christmas time," said Hedberg, who made 40 saves and added an assist in his first start of the season to help send the Thrashers (4-1-0) to their best start in franchise history with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. "We learned from that, and we're trying to get as ...

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