Bruins take on Thrashers with shot at 8th straight win

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12/28/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The powerful Boston Bruins will try to match their longest winning streak in over 15 years when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for this evening's battle at Philips Arena.

The Bruins have won seven in a row and another victory today would give the club its longest winning streak since rattling off eight straight victories from March 30-April 14, 1993.

Boston, which leads the Northeast Division and Eastern Conference with 56 points, has also won 12 of its last 13 games.

The Bruins earned their seventh consecutive win Saturday in Carolina as Michael Ryder scored the go-ahead goal with 6:14 left in the third period to lift Boston past the Hurricanes, 4-2.

Blake Wheeler notched a pair of goals, and Chuck Kobasew added an empty-net marker for Boston. David Krejci posted an assist to extend his point streak to seven games.

Tim Thomas stopped 29 shots to get the win for Boston, which hasn't lost since December 10 at Washington and is 21-2-1 in its last 24 games.

This is the fourth stop on a five-game road trip for the Bruins, who are 13-4-3 away from Beantown this year and have taken four straight and six of seven on the road. Boston closes out the swing Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.

Meanwhile, the Thrashers are 3-3-0 over their last six games and have alternated wins and losses during that stretch. Atlanta was recently handed a loss Friday evening against the visiting Hurricanes. Eric Staal's third-period hat trick helped Carolina overtake the Thrashers, 5-4, at Philips Arena.

Staal scored his first goal of the game at 7:27 of the third period to knot the score at 3-3. After Bryan Little gave Atlanta a 4-3 edge, Staal then scored two more goals in a span of just over one minute around the midway point of the period to put the 'Canes ahead for good.

Little registered his first career three-goal game for the Thrashers, who have dropped six of their last nine contests.

Todd White had a goal and an assist, while Slava Kozlov recorded four helpers. White tied his career-high point streak at eight games (five goals, six assists).

Johan Hedberg was beaten five times on 39 shots in defeat and is 1-3-1 in his last five contests.

The Thrashers are 6-10-2 as the host this year and have lost two straight and nine of their last 10 on home ice. Atlanta will close out the 2008 calendar year with a pair of road tests, as it visits Toronto on Tuesday before visiting Carolina on New Year's Eve.

Boston is 3-0 against the Thrashers this year and the teams are closing out the season series tonight. The Bruins have won five straight and six of the last seven meetings between the clubs and they have also taken two of three in Atlanta.

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Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
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"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
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Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.

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