Thrashers-Lightning Preview

GAME: Atlanta Thrashers (35-30-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (38-29-5).

TIME: Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST.

Tied with two teams in the race for the sixth through eighth seeds in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning look to hold off another playoff hopeful when they host the Atlanta Thrashers.

Tampa Bay lost 2-1 to Carolina on Monday night, then watched as Montreal and New Jersey won Tuesday to pull into a tie for sixth with the Lightning with 81 points.

• Thrashers-Lightning Preview