Jackets take down the Thrashers 6-4 on a night where everyone else that we're chasing or who is chasing us in the standings wins as well. Mike Ricci was finally able to get back in the lineup and the stability helped the top 2 lines rack up a few goals. Miroslav Satan broke out of a recent slump with 2 goals and an assist, and Pierre Turgeon, Christian Erhoff, and Cory Stillman all had a goal and a helper. Adrian Aucoin tallied the other Jackets goal and Scott Niedermayer chipped in with two assists. The Jackets trailed 1-0 after 1, but erupted for 5 goals and 18 shots in the middle frame and held on for the win in the third. Joel Bouchard scored his first two goals for the Thrashers and Keith Carney and Tomas Holmstrom also tallied for the Southern birds.
The win moves the Jackets ahead of the Coyotes by virtue of more wins and kept them one point ahead of the 9th place Predators who are on the prowl. From 3rd to 10th in the Howe you have a separation of 6 points and 3 points from 5-9. Despite a 7-3 record in our last 10 games we have picked up zero ground on the 4 teams within 2 points of us because they two have 14 points in their last 10 games and we're all sitting on 39 games played. Looks like this is going to be a close one right down to the end of the season.
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