Watch live Atlanta Thrashers vs Carolina Hurricanes streaming

Watch live stream Atlanta Thrashers VS Carolina Hurricanes

NHL, United States of America

Thursday, Jan 21, 2010
7:00 PM ET

Philips Arena

Last 10 matches: Carolina 5-5-0; Atlanta 4-3-3
This is the third of six meetings. On Nov. 27, Rich Peverley scored the fourth of Atlanta’s five third-period goals with 6:03 remaining to help the Thrashers rally for a 6-4 road win. On Jan. 16, the Thrashers held a 3-1 lead at the start of the third period but the Canes battled back to tie the score on goals 70 seconds apart by Jussi Jokinen, his second of the game, and Ray Whitney. Kovalchuk put Atlanta ahead for good with a little over 10 minutes remaining in regulation, and the Thrashers won 5-3.With 129 wins, Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward is one win shy of tying the franchise record, held by Arturs Irbe with 30). … Kovalchuk is third in the NHL with 10 power-play goals and tied for fourth in overall goals (30). … Enstrom ranks third among NHL defensemen with 34 assists. His next assist will break his own single-season team record for assists by a defenseman. … Since 2001-02, Kovalchuk leads all NHL players with 327 goals.
For the Hurricanes, Casey Borer (neck), Joe Corvo (leg) and Scott Walker (shoulder) are on injured reserve, and Tuomo Ruutu (upper-body) and Erik Cole (upper-body) are day-to-day. For the Thrashers, Lehtonen (back) is on injured reserve, and Todd White (knee) and Mark Popovic (broken foot) are day-to-day.
The Thrashers find themselves on the cusp of a playoff berth, which would be only the second in franchise history. Atlanta is among the League leaders with 149 total goals and 3.04 goals per game (both sixth), but has been held back by subpar defense and inconsistent goaltending from veteran Johan Hedberg and youngster Ondrej Pavelec. Word is, Kari Lehtonen, working his way back from two back surgeries, is doing well in his rehab and getting close to returning. It would be a huge boost to Atlanta’s playoff push. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.

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