NHL ice hockey: Atlanta down Jagr's Rangers, Toronto defeat Florida

The Atlanta Thrashers won their first win of the season in the National Hockey League on Thursday, defeating the New York Rangers 5:3. Assists by New York players Jaromir Jagr and Michal Rozsival weren't enough to keep the Rangers in the match.

In other ice hockey action, the Maple Leaf's Pavel Kubina and Tomas Kaberle assisted on their team's winning goal against Florida; in the match the Leafs downed the Panthers by a score of 3:2.

Author: Jan Velinger