Sports
Thrashers preview
Next for Thrashers
Who: at Sabres
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
TV; radio: SPSO; 680, 93.7
- The Thrashers are 4-1-1 in their past six games and are coming off Thursday's 4-3 shootout victory over the Flyers.
- The Sabres are coming off Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Hurricanes, the last of a seven-game road trip in which they were 4-2-1.
- The Thrashers lead the NHL in overtime/shootout games with 26. They lead the league with 10 overtime wins and 12 overtime/shootout losses.
- Evander Kane has points in four of the past five games, including three consecutive. He has one goal and four assists.
- Patrice Cormier (upper body), Freddy Meyer (upper body) and Jim Slater (concussion) are out for the Thrashers.
About the Author
Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
