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Hurricanes look for more offense against Thrashers

Nov 9, 2008 - 9:15 AM Atlanta (5-7-2) at Carolina (8-4-2), 3:00 pm EDT

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Though the Carolina Hurricanes aren't scoring much, they are still finding ways to win.

Hoping to ignite their offense, the Hurricanes can earn their fourth win in five games when they host the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.

Each of Carolina's previous five wins have come by one goal, and it has failed to score more than twice in half of its contests.

The Hurricanes are coming off a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday. Joe Corvo and defenseman Dennis Seidenberg scored, while goaltender Michael Leighton made 22 saves en route to his fourth win of the season.

The victory made Peter Laviolette the winningest American-born coach in NHL history, surpassing former Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella with his 240th career victory.

After dropping nine of its previous 10, Atlanta has won three straight - including a 5-4 overtime victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday for its first road win of the season.

The Thrashers have been sparked by Vyacheslav Kozlov, who registered three assists in that win and extended his point streak to five games. He now has five goals and four assists during the surge.

In the teams' last matchup, the Hurricanes beat the Thrashers, 7-1, on March 28.