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The second half of the Thrashers' season begins tonight in Pittsburgh. The Thrashers remain in the hunt for a playoff spot despite being mired in an eight-game losing streak .

A pair of teams trying to end their longest losing streaks of the season will meet tonight in the Steel City as the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to Mellon Arena.

What is it about the New York Islanders ? Ilya Kovalchuk posted four points and Maxim Afinigenov had two goals, however, the Atlanta Thrashers losing streak reached eight after a 6-5 shootout loss to the Islanders on Saturday night in Long Island.

Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg made 40 saves in a 4-2 win at Buffalo last Oct. 17. The first-place Buffalo Sabres hope the new year brings more of the same for a team that appears set on ending a two-year playoff drought.

A crazy bounce off the glass allowed Derek Roy to score into an unattended net 4:02 into overtime, and the Sabres overcame a three-goal deficit for the second straight outing to beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Friday night.

Four of Atlanta's six losses on its current season-worst losing streak have come by just one goal, but the club is usually on the other end of that score when facing Buffalo.

Byron Bitz tipped in a shot to start Boston's three-goal first period and the Bruins warmed up for the outdoor Winter Classic with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers last night.

Take a look around the NHL and you can see the teams that are contenders, pretenders, and then teams that are stuck in no-man's land.A Those teams in the latter are teams that could genuinely make a run at a playoff spot if they get smart at the trade deadline and the key to that starts in the crease.

Zach Parise ended a goal-scoring slump with a pair Monday night, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.

There will be no Moose calls in Vancouver. Sweden announced its Olympic team on Sunday Atlanta Thrashers netminder Johan Hedberg was a noticeable snub.

Johan Hedberg, left, and the Atlanta Thrashers host Sergei Kostitsyn, right, and the rest of the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.

As the Thrashers, along with the rest of the NHL, settle in for the brief Christmas break, we find our team with a record of 18-14-4 for 40 points and sitting in the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Boston Bruins try to continue their recent mastery of the Atlanta Thrashers this evening when they welcome them to TD Garden.

Wanted: 20 men wearing white jerseys with a red, white and blue crest on the front.

There are sometimes your teams comes away with a consolation point for losing in overtime and you feel fortunate to get it.

Marc-Andre Bergeron scored late in the third period to tie it, then again in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday night.

It's one glaring mark on the Thrashers' season. The team that is among the NHL leaders in several statistical categories is dead last in one -- shots on goal allowed.

The Thrashers have won two straight after Monday's 3-2 shootout victory over the Rangers.

16, their fourth game of the season. The Thrashers are coming off a 6-5 overtime win over the Stars on Thursday.

Brad Richards The two scorers faced off a ton when Richards played with Tampa Bay.