ATLANTA, 25 November 2003 — Marc Savard returned from a three-week injury layoff to score a power-play goal in the second period, lifting the Atlanta Thrashers to a 1-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL on Sunday.
Savard, who was returning from an ankle injury, deflected a shot from Randy Robitaille through traffic and past Brian Boucher at 8:26 in the second period.
Boucher made 28 saves, but it was not enough to halt the Coyotes’ winless streak on the road reaching nine games (0-4-4-1). Pasi Nurminen made 21 saves for his second shutout of the season as Atlanta won its fourth straight game.
Rangers 6 Senators 2
In New York, Martin Rucinsky had a goal and three assists while Alexei Kovalev collected a goal and two assists as the New York Rangers stopped a four-game winless skid with a 6-2 rout of the Ottawa Senators.
Brian Leetch, Bobby Holik, Petr Nedved and Jan Hlavac each added a goal and an assist for the Rangers.
Eric Lindros returned after missing four games with a scratched left cornea, but did not figure in the scoring.
Daniel Alfredsson and Wade Redden scored on power plays for the Senators, who lost for the fourth time in five games.
Ottawa’s Patrick Lalime was substituted at 6:17 of the third period after making only 16 saves. Martin Prusek came on and turn aside all seven shots he faced.
Jussi Markkanen recorded 23 saves for the Rangers.
Lightning 0 Hurricanes 0 (OT)
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Nikolai Khabibulin made 37 saves to help the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 0-0 tie with the Hurricanes.
It was the third scoreless tie of the season. The Lightning were out-shot 37-21, including 8-1 in the extra period as Khabibulin earned his second shutout of the season and 34th of his career.
Kevin Weekes picked up his third shutout of the season for the Hurricanes, who have managed just one goal in their past three games.
