7 TONIGHT
PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA
- TV: Fox Sports Net
- Radio: WBNS-AM (1460), WWCD-FM (101.1)
The series
The Blue Jackets are 5-5-0-0 against the Thrashers, including 2-3-0-0 in Philips Arena. This is
the first of two meetings this season.
The setup
The Blue Jackets have won the past two meetings against the Thrashers 2-0. The Thrashers are
2-1-0 since captain Ilya Kovalchuk suffered a broken foot, including a 5-4 victory Tuesday in
Montreal. To the right are the lines used by the Blue Jackets last night against San Jose.
-- Aaron Portzline
aportzline@dispatch.com
Columbus Blue Jackets at a glance
• Past 10 games: 5-3-2
• Power play: 22.8 percent (11th in the NHL)
• Penalty kill: 79.3 percent (18th)
• Player to watch: Rick Nash had a goal and an assist Nov. 22 against Atlanta.
• Injury update: D Mike Commodore (charley horse), LW Kristian Huselius (undisclosed) and C
Derick Brassard (hand), questionable; LW Fredrik Modin (knee), C Andrew Murray (shoulder), out
Atlanta Thrashers at a glance
• Past 10 games: 5-4-1
• Power play: 27.5 percent (third)
• Penalty kill: 83.3 percent (eighth)
• Player to watch: G Ondrej Pavelec is fourth in the NHL with a .921 save percentage while the
Thrashers wait for Kari Lehtonen to get healthy.
• Injury update: D Ron Hainsey (lower body), LW Rich Peverley (knee), probable; LW Ilya
Kovalchuk (foot), D Boris Valabik (ankle), G Lehtonen (back), out