Rangers and Thrashers both try to end slides in Atlanta
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03/12/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of four-game losing streaks have made a possible
road to the postseason a bit harder for the Rangers and Thrashers. Only one
team will be able to reverse its misfortunes tonight.
Atlanta will try to sweep the season series and record a sixth straight
victory over New York this evening at Philips Arena, where the Rangers try to
avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season.
The Thrashers come into this meeting with 66 points, one back of the ninth-
place Rangers in the Eastern standings and six back of the Bruins for the
eighth and final playoff spot in the conference.
Atlanta, though, has dropped four straight in regulation while New York is
0-2-2 over its last four games. The Thrashers do come in with a bit of a
mental edge, as they have won five straight over the Rangers, four of those in
a shootout, and all three meetings this season. Atlanta has also defeated New
York in two straight and five of the last six played at Philips Arena.
Tonight is the final meeting of the regular season this year between the clubs
and also marks the first time the Thrashers take on the Rangers without Ilya
Kovalchuk, who had a goal, three assists and a shootout winner for Atlanta in
the series before getting traded to New Jersey back on February 4.
The Thrashers, who last swept a season series with the Rangers in 2002-03,
kick off a five-game homestand tonight after dropping a 2-1 decision in
Columbus on Thursday. The setback by Atlanta allowed idle Washington to clinch
the Southeast Division for a third straight season.
Johnny Oduya got Atlanta on the board with 2:21 left in the game, while Johan
Hedberg made 19 saves.
"When it's not going for you, it's not going for you," Atlanta coach John
Anderson said. "We got a little bit of a bounce with one of the goals for us
but we are not getting any breaks right now. We only allowed 21 shots on goal.
It is a difficult loss."
The game saw the season debut of Atlanta defenseman Chris Chelios, who was
called up from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old has now played in the NHL for 26 consecutive seasons since his
debut with Montreal in the 1983-84 season.
The Rangers are coming off a regulation loss to the Devils on Wednesday,
losing a 6-3 test in Newark. Vinny Prospal, Erik Christensen and Brandon Prust
all scored for the Rangers, but Henrik Lundqvist allowed five goals on 17
shots before being relieved by Alex Auld late in the second period. Auld made
nine saves the rest of the way.
"It was a tough [game]. I felt we played pretty good, just a couple sequences
where the puck didn't bounce our way," Lundqvist said.
The Rangers, who have lost a season-high five in a row twice this year, also
lost for the seventh time in their last 10 road games.
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