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Nashville Predators (12-8-5) @ Atlanta Thrashers (14-10-3)

Date: Monday December 6th, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm EST

Predicted Score:  Atlanta Trashers 4-2

Preview: The Nashville Predators will take on the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday evening. Nashville comes into the game with a 12-8-5 record. The 29 points has the Predators tied in third with Columbus in the Central Division. Nashville is coming off a 5-2 win Saturday night over Carolina. Cal O’Reily is the leading scorer for the Predators. On the season, the center has scored 6 goals, and dished out 6 assists. Nashville has struggled a bit as a team to score, averaging just 2.4 goals per game. The defense has been solid for Nashville, averaging just 2.5 goals allowed per game.

The Thrashers come in as one of the hottest teams in the NHL. Atlanta beat Washington 3-1 on Saturday night for their 14th win of the season. Atlanta has 31 points; for third place in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The Thrashers are scoring 3.1 goals per game as a team. Defensively, Atlanta is allowing 2.8 goals per game. Atlanta is led by former Blackhawks star Dustin Byfuglien. The defensemen has scored 10 goals and passed for 18 assists on the season. Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec had 45 stops in the win over Washington, and is allowing just 1.70 goals per game.

My Betting Predictions: Atlanta keeps it rolling. The Thrashers put 4 goals up and win 4-2.