cal/atl
cal/atl
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Roman Turek will be Calgary's masked man again while the Thrashers go with Damian Rhodes who beat Ottawa on Wednesday.
INJURIES
Calgary -- Forwards Rob Niedermayer (ankle, knee), Scott Nichol (hip) and Jukka Hentunen (knee) and defencemen Denis Gauthier (broken cheekbone), Derek Morris (wrist) and Brad Werenka (post-concussion syndrome) are all out of commission.
Atlanta -- Wounded Birds include forwards Tomi Kallio (groin), Darcy Hordichuk (back), Jeff Odgers (ankle), Pascal Rheaume (hamstring) and defencemen Adam Burt (back) and Jiri Slegr (knee).
SIZZLING
Calgary -- Jarome Iginla has four goals and six assists in six games while Craig Conroy has eight points in eight games.
Atlanta -- Patrik Stefan, the top overall pick in 1999 who has struggled to stay healthy, has five points in two games. Ex-Flame Hnat Domenichelli has four points in his last three contests while Ilya Kovalchuk has three goals in two games including the OT winner Wednesday against Ottawa.
FIZZLING
Calgary -- Ronald Petrovicky has gone 24 games without a tally. Dave Lowry has scored just once in 29 games.
Atlanta -- Ray Ferraro, who led the team in scoring last season, has no goals in six games and just one in 13. Dany Heatley's scoring pace has slowed a little as he has a goal and an assist in the last six games.
