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13-23-5 Atlanta Thrashers LAST GAME: Lost 3-1 at Pittsburgh | Recap NEXT GAME: Jan 8 at New Jersey LINE: 195 | TOTAL: 5½ Preview | Matchup | Select TeamAnaheimAtlantaBostonBuffaloCalgaryCarolinaChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonFloridaLos AngelesMinnesotaMontrealNY IslandersNY RangersNashvilleNew JerseyOttawaPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghSan JoseSt. LouisTampa BayTorontoVancouverWashington

HEADLINES Penguins take down Thrashers Lightning down Thrashers Thrashers outlast Canucks in SO Atlanta Thrashers vs. New Jersey Devils INJURIES PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION Garnet Exelby D Out Indefinitely (leg injury) Bryan Little F Day-to-Day (rib injury) BETTING TRENDS Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15 games on the road RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE PLAYER DESCRIPTION 01/03/2009 Zach Bogosian Assigned to Chicago (AHL) 01/03/2009 Scott Lehman Assigned to Chicago (AHL) 12/18/2008 Ondrej Pavelec Assigned to Chicago (AHL) 12/15/2008 Colin Stuart Assigned to Chicago (AHL) 12/11/2008 Colin Stuart Recalled from Chicago (AHL)

LAST 5 GAMES
RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL
Jan 6 - Lost 3-1 at Pittsburgh | Recap	(200)	U (6)
Jan 4 - Lost 4-1 vs Tampa Bay | Recap	(-150)	U (6)
Jan 2 - Won 4-3 vs Vancouver | Recap	(120)	O (5½)
Dec 31 - Lost 3-1 at Carolina | Recap	(210)	U (6)
Dec 30 - Lost 4-3 at Toronto | Recap	(125)	O (6)

TEAM STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE		RANK	DEFENSIVE		RANK
AVERAGE GOALS FOR:	2.8	16	AVERAGE GOALS AGAINST:	3.6	29
AVERAGE SHOTS FOR:	27.3	30	AVERAGE SHOTS AGAINST:	32.8	28
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE:	22.0	8	PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE:	73.4	29