Lightning 4 - 1 Thrashers
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Thrashers hope to avoid last place vs. Lightning

Jan 4, 2009 - 2:14 PM Tampa Bay (10-18-10) at Atlanta (13-21-5) 5:00 p.m. EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Thrashers are hoping a modest winning streak will keep them out of the Southeast Division basement.

The Thrashers will be attempting to post back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-November when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

Since moving to 7-7-2 with its fifth straight win on November 14, Atlanta has gone 6-14-3 and is only one point ahead of Tampa Bay in the Southeast. The Thrashers' defense has been the biggest problem, as the club has yielded an NHL-high 142 goals.

Kari Lehtonen posted the win in Friday's 4-3 shootout triumph over Vancouver, stopping Daniel Sedin's attempt in the fourth round to halt Atlanta's four-game slide.

The Lightning have found wins even harder to come by this season, putting together two five-game streaks and a nine-game run without gaining the full two points.

Tampa Bay jumped to an early two-goal lead against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday but yielded three unanswered tallies to fall, 3-2. The setback stretched the Lightning's latest losing streak to three games.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 4
    ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) STEVE EMINGER 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, ADAM HALL) 2:48
    2ND PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 14 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV
    PROSPAL) 16:20
    3RD PRD: TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 15 (VACLAV PROSPAL, STEVE
    EMINGER) 1:00
    T

    Jan 4 7:25 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 4
    ATLANTA 1
    3RD PRD: ATL - ERIK CHRISTENSEN 2 (JIM SLATER, ERIC BOULTON) 19:38

    Lightning 4, Thrashers 1  3rd - 0:22Jan 4 7:22 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 4
    ATLANTA 0
    3RD PRD: TAM - RYAN MALONE 10 (ADAM HALL, VLADIMIR MIHALIK) 18:16

    Lightning 4, Thrashers 0  3rd - 1:44Jan 4 7:21 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 3
    ATLANTA 0
    3RD PRD: TAM - (PP) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 15 (VACLAV PROSPAL, STEVE
    EMINGER) 1:00

    Lightning 3, Thrashers 0  3rd - 19:00Jan 4 6:51 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 2
    ATLANTA 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) STEVE EMINGER 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, ADAM HALL) 2:48
    2ND PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 14 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV
    PROSPAL) 16:20
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TA

    Jan 4 6:31 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 2
    ATLANTA 0
    2ND PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 14 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV
    PROSPAL) 16:20

    Lightning 2, Thrashers 0  2nd - 3:40Jan 4 6:27 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1
    ATLANTA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) STEVE EMINGER 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, ADAM HALL) 2:48
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAM 13 13
    ATL 7 7
    GOALIES: TAM - MIKE SMITH
    ATL

    Jan 4 5:40 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 1
    ATLANTA 0
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) STEVE EMINGER 3 (JUSSI JOKINEN, ADAM HALL) 2:48

    Lightning 1, Thrashers 0  1st - 17:12Jan 4 5:14 PM

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