Thrashers, Predators both aim to avoid third straight loss
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03/09/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of playoff hopefuls will try to avoid third
consecutive losses tonight when the Atlanta Thrashers host the Nashville Predators at Philips Arena.
Both the Thrashers and Predators came out of the Olympic break with back-to-
back victories, but have since dropped two straight.
With less than 20 games remaining on their schedules, neither team can afford
a long losing streak at this stage of the season. Atlanta is currently 10th in
the East and three points out of a playoff spot. Nashville is seventh in the
Western Conference and just one point ahead of Detroit, which is holding on to
the West's eighth and final postseason slot.
Atlanta, which made its only trip to the postseason in the spring of 2007, has
been outscored 10-2 in its last two games. The Thrashers were dealt a 6-2 loss
Saturday in Tampa and were blanked 4-0 the following night by visiting
Carolina. Manny Legace stopped 27 shots to pick up his first shutout of the
season in Carolina's win on Sunday.
Ondrej Pavelec turned aside 29-of-33 shots for the Thrashers.
"The game was obviously not what we wanted to happen," Thrashers head coach
John Anderson said. "There is still time. We have to lick our wounds and get
right back at it."
Atlanta is 15-11-4 as the host this year and had won three straight on home
ice prior to the loss against the Hurricanes. The Thrashers' next test is in
Columbus on Thursday but the club will then begin a five-game homestand,
starting with Friday's test against the New York Rangers.
Meanwhile, Nashville, which is 17-13-3 as the guest this year, is kicking off
a four-game road trip tonight.
The Preds were dealt a 4-2 loss Sunday by visiting Vancouver after Jannik
Hansen scored the game-winner in the third period. All told, the Canucks
scored three times in the final stanza to erase a 2-1 deficit after 40
minutes.
Jason Arnott and Jordin Tootoo each had a goal for the Predators, while Pekka
Rinne gave up three goals on 27 shots.
"For the most part we did a pretty good job," said Nashville head coach Barry
Trotz. "They're a good hockey team and you have to limit their chances and I
think we did. They just made the most of the ones they did have."
Trotz will aim for his 400th career victory tonight and he can become just the
seventh coach in NHL history to reach that mark with one team. Trotz is
Nashville's only head coach since the franchise entered the league for the
1998-99 season.
Predators defenseman Shea Weber is expected to miss his second straight game
tonight with an upper-body injury suffered Friday against Detroit. Weber is
Nashville's top scoring defenseman with 36 points on the year.
Nashville posted a 4-3 home win over the Thrashers on January 30. The Preds
have taken three of the last four meetings in the series, but they have just
one win in their last five trips to Atlanta.
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