National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 4, Atlanta 1
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 4, 2009
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 10750
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 1124
Atlanta 0011
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 11-18-3-7 4-7-2-5 7-11-1-2 W1
Atlanta 13-22-5-0 7-12-2-0 6-10-3-0 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Atlanta Thrashers have a 7-12-2-0 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 7-11-1-2 record on the road.
  • Atlanta has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Thrashers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Erik Christensen played for 13:15 during 15 shifts and scored 1 point. Erik Christensen had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Martin St. Louis played for 15:37 during 20 shifts and scored 2 points. Martin St. Louis had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Atlanta had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Tampa Bay had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Atlanta
Martin St. Louis 2 Points Erik Christensen 1
Martin St. Louis 2 Goals Erik Christensen 1
Vaclav Prospal 2 Assists Eric Boulton 1
Martin St. Louis 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Mike Smith .964 Save Percentage Kari Lehtonen .886
Mike Smith 27 Saves Kari Lehtonen 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 35 4 2-4 2-2 6 20
Atlanta 28 1 0-2 2-4 10 29
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Thrashers have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .308 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Lightning have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .250 after a loss.