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Who: vs. Canucks

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday

TV; radio: FSSO; 680, 93.7

Friday's game will be the second of road-home back-to-back games for the Thrashers, who were at the Islanders on Thursday.
The Canucks, with the top record in the NHL, defeated Detroit 2-1 on Wednesday and spent Thursday in Atlanta.
The Canucks featured the top two scorers in the NHL in the Sedin Brothers. Daniel leads with the league with 95 points (40 goals, 55 assists), and Henrik is second with 88 points (18 goals, 70 assists).
The Thrashers have the second-highest scoring defense in the NHL with 157 points (42 goals, 115 assists) entering Thursday's game.
Patrice Cormier (upper body), Freddy Meyer (upper body) and Jim Slater (concussion) are out for the Thrashers.

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