• When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
• TV; radio: SPSO; 680
• The Thrashers can take over the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a win. They trail the Bruins by one point in the standings. The Thrashers have 10 games remaining and the Bruins have 11 left.
• This will be the final regular-season meeting between the teams. The Thrashers are 0-2-1 in the previous meetings.
• The Thrashers have won four straight and have registered points in their past five games (4-0-1). With a win, the Thrashers would set a season high win streak. The Bruins are 5-5-1 in March.
• The Thrashers have outscored opponents 18-9 during the winning streak.
• Ron Hainsey has a three-game point streak for the Thrashers with five points (one goal, four assists). The defenseman is plus-5 in the stretch.
• Rich Peverley has 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) this season, all career highs.
• The Thrashers' penalty kill unit has not allowed a goal in the past three games (0-for-10) and just one during their winning streak (1-for-14).
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