The Atlanta Thrashers Hope to Avoid a Late collapse against the Montreal Canadiens

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The Atlanta Thrashers Hope to Avoid a Late collapse against the Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are just fighting for home ice in the playoffs while the Atlanta Thrashers are just looking to avoid late game collapses. The Thrashers have had a recent string of losing late in hockey games and hope to put that to an end against Montreal.

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Two nights after Atlanta coach Craig Ramsay blamed his team's loss on a five-minute lapse in the second period, the Thrashers' win over Ottawa was nearly foiled by yet another third-period collapse.

Fortunately, Atlanta captain Andrew Ladd salvaged the much-needed victory with the lone goal in the shootout.Until Ladd beat Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson with a well-placed wrist shot, the Thrashers were on the verge of blowing another lead due to their lack of scoring ability.

In total, the Thrashers outshot Ottawa 47-28, including 22-11 during a dominant second period. However, getting a bushel full of shots is one thing. Scoring a bushel full of goals is another. When a team has close to 50 shots on goal, it shouldn't take until a shootout to pullout the victory.

The game marked the 11th time this season the Thrashers have had had at least 40 shots on goal, including the eighth time in their past 18 games.

The scoring struggles were highlighted by Brian Little's inability to beat Anderson on a breakaway in the closing seconds of overtime. A big part of Atlanta's recent scoring woes is their inept power play. In the past five games, the Thrashers have scored just one in 19 attempts with the man-advantage. Sunday against Ottawa, they were scoreless on four chances with the man-advantage.

The scoring struggles will cost them against Montreal. The Canadiens are fighting for playoff positioning and that will allow them to take down the Thrashers.

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