Arena: Philips Arena
Time: Tue, January 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Toronto 3-7-0; Atlanta 3-4-3
Atlanta finds itself at a crossroads after getting off to the best start in franchise history, the Thrashers gradually fell back to the Eastern Conference pack and begin play Tuesday tied for 11th with Philadelphia, three points out of a playoff spot. Games like Monday’s won’t help any in their quest to secure just the second postseason berth in franchise history playing a Florida team they were battling for position in the standings, Atlanta was blanked 1-0. Toronto is 6-1-1 against Atlanta since Nov. 29, 2007. … Ondrej Pavelec, who figures to get the start for the Thrashers after Johan Hedberg played Monday, allowed all five goals on 22 shots in the earlier matchup this season with the Leafs, and was pulled after that second period. … Vesa Toskala, the winning goalie that night, is 6-0-2 with a 2.09 goals-against average in his career against Atlanta.
Second of four meetings this season. Alexei Ponikarovsky scored twice in a span of 28 seconds to cap a five-goal second period as Toronto won 5-2 at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 7.
Forwards Mikhail Grabovski (broken wrist) and Wayne Primeau (knee) are on injured reserve for the Leafs. Defenseman Mike Komisarek could return from an upper-body injury within the next week. … Thrashers defenseman Christoph Schubert missed Monday’s game with a lower-body injury. Goalie Kari Lehtonen is on the mend following back surgery and defenseman Mark Popovic has been out with a broken foot. Results and goal’s highlights, will be available soon..