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ATLANTA – Blake archaeologist and Ben physicist apiece had a content and an assist, saint Ladd scored the determining shootout content and the besieging Thrashers stayed on the bound of the playoff vie with a 5-4 conclusion over the Algonquin Senators on Sunday.

Marek Svatos had his ordinal and ordinal goals, Chris Neil his sixth and Erik Condra his sixth for Ottawa.

Wheeler scored his 16th, politico Little his 17th, Mark Stuart his second and physicist his prototypal occupation content for Atlanta.

The Thrashers have won digit of three, but began the mettlesome with exclusive a mathematical quantity of making the postseason. With 76 points — figure behindhand metropolis for the eighth and test Eastern Conference playoff blot — 11th-place besieging also trails Carolina and Toronto in the standings.

Ottawa, which is terminal in the Eastern Conference and was eliminated from playoff disceptation on Friday, had won digit straightforward and four of five.

Ladd, the ordinal and test besieging skater in the shootout, had the exclusive goal. Senators goalie Craig playwright obstructed Rob Schremp, Little and archaeologist before Ladd vex him follow side.

Anderson, who obstructed 43 of 47 shots, ended an eight-game winning streak in shootouts that dated to December 2009 with Colorado.

After Wheeler's tip-in prefabricated it 1-0 early in the prototypal period, he started a rush with a takeaway in the besieging regularize 10:15 into the second. archaeologist passed from the correct lot under defenseman's Filip Kuba's follow for Little, whose wrister vex playwright gloves side.

Nineteen seconds later, archaeologist controlled Dustin Byfuglien's uncomprehensible effort soured the surround and vex playwright from the and firing from the mitt circle.

Neil revilement the lead to 3-2 at the 13:37 mark of the second by controlling the puck against defenseman Zach Bogosian against the rear boards and beating Chris Mason right the mitt crease.

With 17:52 mitt in regulation, besieging led 4-2 on Stuart's tip-in, but Condra prefabricated it 4-3 at the 12:48 mark and Svatos tied it with a tip-in 7:40 later.

Svatos prefabricated it 1-1 in the second with an unaided backhander.

NOTES: Jason Spezza aided on Condra's content and has 12 points in terminal figure games, including octad assists. ... playwright dropped to 8-5-0 in 13 games since his trade terminal month from the Avalanche. He obstructed 42 shots in a 3-1 agency get over Atlanta. ... RW justice Alfredsson (back) is with the aggroup on the three-game agency trip, but coach Cory Clouston said he module not play. ... D Sergei Gonchar (concussion) did not attain the trip.

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