Updated: October 24, 2009, 9:05 PM ET
Kovalchuk leaves in first period
Kovalchuk
ATLANTA -- Thrashers captain Ilya Kovalchuk did not return after taking a puck off his foot midway through the first period against San Jose on Saturday night.
Kovalchuk, who began the game tied for the NHL lead with nine goals, skated off the ice at the 8:43 mark of the first.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
