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  GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 10:30pm ET
Atlanta at Los Angeles
 
  LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- A couple of teams looking to get back on track collide tonight when the Los Angeles Kings host the Atlanta Thrashers in the first meeting between the clubs.

SEASON SERIES
Dec. 8
Mar. 26
Atlanta at Los Angeles, 10:30pm ET
Los Angeles at Atlanta, 7:00pm ET

Los Angeles opened 12-4-4, but is just 2-3-2 over its last seven games and has fallen four points benind first-place Phoenix in the Pacific Division.

Glen Murray score twice and Vladimir Tsyplakov also tallied as Los Angeles skated to a 1-1 tie against Tampa Bay on Saturday. Murray has four goals and an assist over the last three games and Bryan Smolinski has four assists during that stretch.

Atlanta fell to 2-4 over its last six outings with Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville. Bidding for the first three-game winning streak in its brief history, the Thrashers fell to 0-2-2 in overtime.

Mike Stapleton scored his third goal in two games and Dean Sylvester tallied for the second straight contest.

Sylvester and fellow rookie Patrick Stefan each are riding three-game points streak for the Thrashers. Andrew Brunette leads the team with 12 goals and 25 points.


ATLANTA
10-game log
LOS ANGELES
10-game log
Nov. 25
Nov. 27
Nov. 28
Dec. 3
Dec. 4
Dec. 6
Dec. 8
Dec. 10
Dec. 12
Dec. 15
Ottawa
@ Florida
Dallas
Florida
@ NY Islanders
Nashville
@ Los Angeles
@ San Jose
@ Anaheim
Washington
L 3-6
L 0-3
L 2-4
W 2-1
W 4-3
L 3-4




Nov. 20
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 27
Dec. 3
Dec. 4
Dec. 8
Dec. 10
Dec. 11
Dec. 14
Montreal
@ Colorado
@ Dallas
San Jose
@ Anaheim
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
@ Detroit
@ Montreal
@ New Jersey
L 3-5
W 6-2
L 2-3
W 4-1
T 1-1
T 3-3






 


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Colorado @
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