Lightning 3 - 4 Thrashers
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Lowly Lightning seek relief against Thrashers

Dec 20, 2008 - 3:15 PM Tampa Bay (7-15-9) at Atlanta (10-17-4), 7:00 p.m. EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Lightning have had difficulty winning all season long. Luckily for them, the Atlanta Thrashers are experiencing similar troubles on their home ice.

Seeking their third victory in 19 contests, the Lightning hope to vanquish the lowly Thrashers in a meeting between Southeast Division foes on Saturday.

Atlanta has lost seven straight at home since beating the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, on November 14. This is the Thrashers' longest home losing streak since dropping a franchise-worst nine in a row in 1999-00.

They have allowed four goals or more in three of their last four games, including a 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

On Friday, Atlanta assigned 21-year-old netminder Ondrej Pavelec to Chicago of the American Hockey League. That means Johan Hedberg, who is 1-2-1 with a 5.13 goals-against average in his last five games against the Lightning, will likely start in goal.

Hedberg has the task of facing a lifeless offense - the Lightning have scored only 69 goals this season, second-worst in the NHL.

Tampa Bay is 2-8-5 under interim head coach Rick Tocchet.






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    Lightning 3, Thrashers 4  FinalDec 20 11:37 PM


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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 2 0 1 3
    ATLANTA 3 0 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 15 (UNASSISTED) 0:18
    TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 11 (RYAN MALONE, MARK RECCHI)
    3:54
    TAM - ADAM HALL 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, RYAN CRAIG) 8:15
    ATL - ERIC PERRIN 3 (BORIS VALABIK, JASON WILLIAMS) 15:13

    Dec 20 9:30 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 3
    ATLANTA 4
    3RD PRD: TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 12 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, STEVEN
    STAMKOS) 17:28

    Lightning 3, Thrashers 4  3rd - 2:32Dec 20 9:25 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 2
    ATLANTA 4
    3RD PRD: ATL - JOSEPH CRABB 2 (ERIC BOULTON, JIM SLATER) 4:06

    Lightning 2, Thrashers 4  3rd - 15:54Dec 20 8:58 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 2 0 2
    ATLANTA 3 0 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 15 (UNASSISTED) 0:18
    TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 11 (RYAN MALONE, MARK RECCHI)
    3:54
    TAM - ADAM HALL 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, RYAN CRAIG) 8:15
    ATL - ERIC PERRIN 3 (BORIS VALABIK, JASON WI

    Dec 20 8:35 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 2 2
    ATLANTA 3 3 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 15 (BRYAN LITTLE) 0:18
    TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 11 (RYAN MALONE, MARK RECCHI)
    3:54
    TAM - ADAM HALL 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, RYAN CRAIG) 8:15
    ATL - ERIC PERRIN 3 (BORIS VALABIK, JASON

    Dec 20 7:47 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 2
    ATLANTA 3
    1ST PRD: ATL - (PP) TODD WHITE 10 (BRYAN LITTLE, ILYA KOVALCHUK) 18:23

    Lightning 2, Thrashers 3  1st - 1:37Dec 20 7:44 PM


  • CORRECTION
    NHL TAMPA BAY 2
    ATLANTA 2
    1ST PRD: ATL - ERIC PERRIN 3 (BORIS VALABIK, JASON WILLIAMS) 15:13

    Lightning 2, Thrashers 2  1st - 4:47Dec 20 7:40 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 2
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: TAM - ADAM HALL 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, RYAN CRAIG) 8:15

    Lightning 2, Thrashers 1  1st - 11:45Dec 20 7:25 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 11 (RYAN MALONE, MARK RECCHI)
    3:54

    Lightning 1, Thrashers 1  1st - 16:06Dec 20 7:17 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 0
    ATLANTA 1
    1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 15 (BRYAN LITTLE) 0:18

    Lightning 0, Thrashers 1  1st - 19:42Dec 20 7:10 PM

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