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Thrashers preview

By Chris Vivlamore
April 9, 2011

Next for Thrashers

Who: vs. Penguins

When: 3 p.m. Sunday

TV; radio: None; 1240 AM

  • The Thrashers conclude their season with a non-televised game against the Penguins; they come off Friday night's 6-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
  • The Penguins come off Friday night's 4-3 shootout win over the Islanders; it was their third straight win and they still have a chance, pending the Flyers' game on Saturday night, to win the Atlanta Division and second seed in the Eastern Conference.

  • Defenseman Tobias Enstrom (shoulder) and forward Radek Dvorak (concussion-like symptoms) are  out. Eric Boulton (knee) is questionable.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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