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December 12, 2008

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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at Philips Arena, Atlanta.
TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).
Goals: Slava Kozlov 12, Bryan Little 11, Ilya Kovalchuk 10.
Assists: Kovalchuk 17, Todd White 14, Kozlov 11, Little 11, Ron Hainsey 11.
Goaltending: Johan Hedberg (5-4-2, 3.55 GAA), Ondrej Pavelec (2-5-0, 3.17).
Head to head: This is the second of four meetings. The Bruins won, 5-4, Oct. 25. The teams meet again tomorrow night in Boston.
Miscellany: No. 1 goalie Kari Lehtonen, who has been out since Oct. 30 because of a back injury, practiced Monday but is expected to need a couple of weeks before he can return to game action . . . Atlanta has not lost this season when leading after two periods . . . Kovalchuk has 31 points in 25 career games against Boston . . . Bruin Marc Savard has 8 points in 13 games against his former team.