ATLANTA – Eric Boulton set up goals by Bobby Holik and Keith Tkachuk, and the Atlanta Thrashers reclaimed first place in the Southeast Division by beating the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Monday night.

Slava Kozlov and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for the Thrashers, who moved two points ahead of Tampa Bay in the division race. Kari Lehtonen stopped 31 shots.

Washington dropped its eighth straight and fell to 2-16 in road games since Dec. 26.

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals for the Capitals, giving him seven goals and six assists in seven games against Atlanta this season.

NBA basketball

Bobcats 119, Magic 108

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Derek Anderson had 24 points and 10 assists and the strong-shooting Charlotte Bobcats snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 119-108 win over the struggling Orlando Magic.

Raymond Felton added 21 points and Gerald Wallace had 20 points and nine assists for the Bobcats, who had a team-record 14 3-pointers and 39 assists.

Charlotte, which came in with the third-worst record in the NBA, had its way with the Magic, who have lost three straight and 10 of 12. Orlando, which is 16-32 since starting 13-4, fell a full game behind idle New York for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Dwight Howard had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic.

Nets 113, Grizzlies 102

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Vince Carter scored 30 points and Mikki Moore added a career-high 24 to help the New Jersey Nets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-102 Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

Richard Jefferson had 18 points and Bostjan Nachbar added 14 for the Nets.

Pau Gasol scored 19 points and Chuck Atkins and Rudy Gay had 17 apiece for Memphis.

Raptors 108, Bucks 93

MILWAUKEE – Chris Bosh scored 25 points and T.J. Ford had 19 points and nine assists to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 108-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Ford, in his second game in Milwaukee since being traded in the offseason for Charlie Villanueva, dominated the game in the first half as the Raptors sprinted out to a 20-point lead and then held off several second-half runs by the Bucks.