Nov 20, 2008 - 6:25 AM
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins boast the most prolific offense in the Eastern Conference. They just need to find it again.
The Penguins will be looking to bounce back from a rare loss when they face the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday.
Pittsburgh built a six-game winning streak on that offense, averaging six goals per game. The attack was stymied Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild in a 2-1 shootout loss.
Superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were held to a total of two shots on goal by the Wild.
While Minnesota has allowed the fewest goals in the NHL, the Thrashers are the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference when it comes to keeping the opposing team out of the net.
Atlanta has been a team of streaks, following up a six-game slide with a five-game winning streak before losing at Philadelphia on Sunday, 4-3.
Even in the good times the back line of the defense has been suspect, with goaltenders Johan Hedberg and Kari Lehtonen posting 4.04 and 3.44 goals-against averages, respectively.
Vyacheslav Kozlov has been leading the way for the Thrashers' offense, scoring seven goals over the last eight games.
From the Bleachers
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PITTSBURGH: 3
ATLANTA: 2
Final
Nov 20 9:31 PM -
NHL
PITTSBURGH 3
ATLANTA 2
3RD PRD: PIT - (PP) PETR SYKORA 4 (SIDNEY CROSBY, EVGENI MALKIN) 17:20
Nov 20 9:25 PM -
PITTSBURGH: 2
ATLANTA: 2
End of 2nd
Nov 20 8:37 PM -
NHL
PITTSBURGH 2
ATLANTA 2
2ND PRD: ATL - JIM SLATER 2 (ILYA KOVALCHUK) 13:48
Nov 20 8:26 PM -
NHL
PITTSBURGH 2
ATLANTA 1
2ND PRD: PIT - SIDNEY CROSBY 7 (TYLER KENNEDY) 12:24
Nov 20 8:21 PM -
PITTSBURGH: 1
ATLANTA: 1
End of 1st
Nov 20 7:44 PM -
NHL
PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 1
1ST PRD: PIT - MIROSLAV SATAN 9 (PASCAL DUPUIS) 10:57
Nov 20 7:25 PM -
NHL
PITTSBURGH 0
ATLANTA 1
1ST PRD: ATL - (PP) VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 11 (ILYA KOVALCHUK) 4:41
Nov 20 7:15 PM
