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Next for Thrashers
Who: at Oilers
When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
TV; radio: FSSO; 680 AM, 93.7 FM
- The Thrashers, losers of two straight, are coming off Thursday's 4-3 defeat to the Coyotes. They have won just once (1-5-1) since returning from the All-Star break and six times (6-13-5) in the past 24 games.
- The Oilers are coming off Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens, their second straight victory for the team with the fewest points in the NHL.
- Andrew Ladd has three goals in the past two games for the Thrashers and leads the team with 20.
- Tobias Enstrom has three assists in three games since the defenseman returned from a broken finger.
- Alexander Burmistrov, Freddy Meyer, Fredrik Modin and Jim Slater are out for Atlanta.
Chris Vivlamore
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.
