Hoping to halt slide at 10, Isles host Thrashers

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12/23/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders will try to avoid a 10th consecutive loss when they host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at Nassau Coliseum.

The Islanders, who are tied with Tampa Bay for last place in the Eastern Conference, have yet to win a game in December, going 0-8-1 during the month. The club's last victory came in a home test on November 29 against Ottawa.

New York is in the midst of its longest losing streak since dropping 10 straight from December 22, 1997-January 12, 1998.

The Isles were shut out in their most-recent loss, losing a 1-0 decision in Nashville on Saturday. Vernon Fiddler scored the game's only goal in the first period, and Pekka Rinne recorded his third shutout of the season with 23 saves.

Richard Park had a team-high four shots for the Islanders, while Joey MacDonald stopped 27-of-28 shots in taking the loss.

New York has had a rash of injuries and currently has seven players on injured reserve. The Isles hope centerman Doug Weight, who leads the club with 29 points, can play tonight after suffering a groin injury in Saturday's loss.

The Islanders are just 5-8-2 as the host this year and have lost three of their last four at the Coliseum.

The Thrashers, meanwhile, have lost two of three, five of seven and 10 of their last 13 games.

Atlanta hosted Toronto on Monday night and was handed a 6-2 drubbing by the Maple Leafs. Justin Pogge got the win in his NHL debut and the line of Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan and Nik Antropov accounted for nine points to help the Leafs slam the Thrashers at Philips Arena.

Colby Armstrong and Todd White had the goals for the Thrashers. White extended his point streak to six games and has four goals and four assists during the run.

Kari Lehtonen was peppered with 37 shots in taking the loss, having made his first appearance in almost two months on Saturday in a win against Tampa Bay. He had been battling a back injury and hadn't played a game since October 30.

Atlanta is just 5-9-2 as the visiting team this year and has lost four of its last six road tests.

The Thrashers are 2-0 against the Islanders this season as they've posted victories on the road and at home. Overall, Atlanta has taken four of six and five of the last eight matchups in the series and has come out on top in two of its previous three stops on Long Island.

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