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Skoula scores 2 goals in Pens' win over Thrashers

ATLANTA (AP) Defenseman Martin Skoula scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

Atlanta scored both goals in the third period, the last by Maxim Afinogenov with 18 seconds left.

It was only the third victory in eight games for the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins (15-8), who have been plagued by injuries after opening the season by winning 12 of their first 15. The Thrashers (10-7-2) fell to 4-5-1 at home. (MORE)

Thrashers Headlines

Final	1	2	3	Tot
Pittsburgh	1	2	0	3
Atlanta	0	0	2	2

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Marc-Andre Fleury, Pit (31 Saves)
2:	Martin Skoula, Pit (2G)
3:	Sidney Crosby, Pit (1A)

Standings
Southeast Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Washington	13	5	5	31
Tampa Bay	8	5	7	23
Atlanta	10	7	2	22
Florida	10	9	2	22
Carolina	5	12	5	15

Leaders
Points:	R. Peverley	23
Plus/Minus:	N. Antropov	9
Shots on Goal:	M. Afinogenov	45
PIM:	E. Boulton	35
Win:	O. Pavelec	6
Shutouts:	O. Pavelec	1

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	65 (6)
Shots:	514 (30)
PP%:	25.3% (2)
Penalty Minutes:	246 (24)
Assists:	116 (6)
SH Goals:	3 (4)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	52 (23)
Shots Against:	634 (10)
PK%:	83.6% (6)
Penalty Minutes:	258 (22)
Shutouts:	1 (12)
Sv%:	0.918 (5)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/22	vs. TB	W 6-3 10/3
11/25	@ Det	-
11/27	@ Car	-
11/28	vs. Phi	-
11/30	vs. Fla	-
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	vs. Pit	L 2-3
11/19	vs. Bos	L 3-4
11/15	vs. Edm	W 3-2
11/13	vs. LA	W 7-0
11/12	@ NYR	W 5-3
11/8	vs. StL	W 3-2
11/7	@ NYI	L 3-6
11/5	vs. Cls	L 3-4
11/3	@ Mon	W 5-4
10/31	@ Ott	W 3-1

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/13/2009	B. Little	Groin (day-to-day)
10/5/2009	B. Valabik	High right ankle sprain (IR)
10/1/2009	M. Siddall	Undisclosed injury (IR)
10/1/2009	N. Welch	Right knee (IR)
9/14/2009	K. Lehtonen	Back surgery (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/18/2009	B. Valabik	Sent to minors Chicago-AHL for conditioning stint
11/13/2009	S. Machacek	Sent to minors Chicago-AHL
11/12/2009	S. Machacek	Called up from minors from Chicago-AHL
11/1/2009	J. Krog	Sent to minors Chicago-AHL
10/27/2009	J. Krog	Called up from minors from Chicago-AHL
10/20/2009	R. Peverley	Contract extended Multi-year contract extension
10/6/2009	J. Gratton	Sent to minors Chicago-AHL
10/2/2009	C. Schubert	Claimed off waivers
10/1/2009	N. Oystrick	Sent to minors Chicago-AHL
9/29/2009	M. Popovic	Signed as Free Agent

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