Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers

Sunday, January 4, 2009, 5:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–1 on Sunday, January 4, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	24-40-18
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	35-41-6

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	2	4
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	10	12	35
Atlanta Thrashers	7	11	10	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger (3)	Jussi Jokinen (9), Adam Hall (3)	Power play	TBL 1, ATL 0
2nd	16:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (14)	Vincent Lecavalier (18), Vinny Prospal (14)	Even strength	TBL 2, ATL 0
3rd	01:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (15)	Vinny Prospal (15), Steve Eminger (14)	Power play	TBL 3, ATL 0
3rd	18:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (10)	Jeff Halpern (2), Vladimir Mihalik (1)	Even strength	TBL 4, ATL 0
3rd	19:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Erik Christensen (2)	Jim Slater (7), Eric Boulton (5)	Even strength	TBL 4, ATL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	25%	16:13
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:43
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	15:50
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		15:10
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:46
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:43
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		14:29
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	2	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	1		15:37
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	46.2%	14:25
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	28.6%	13:47
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0	0		14:33
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20%	11:35
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		24:00
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		25:38
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		21:57
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		14:58
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	4	1		25:51
Number 56 V. Mihalik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:52

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	28	27	1	.964	59:53	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Christensen	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	66.7%	13:15
Number 10 B. Little	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	05:44
Number 12 T. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	55.6%	17:11
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		16:33
Number 14 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	17:18
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		23:56
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	80%	15:51
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	14:45
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	54.5%	12:53
Number 27 C. Thorburn	R	0	0	0	-1	4	2	2	0		14:47
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		10:30
Number 42 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		13:18
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		19:47
Number 7 N. Oystrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		15:13
Number 18 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	1	2		21:43
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		22:40
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		22:00
Number 48 B. Valabik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		14:59

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	35	31	4	.886	59:39	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	Hooking	2
2nd	03:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Holding	2
2nd	09:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Hooking	2
2nd	19:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Toby Enstrom	Tripping	2
3rd	08:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig	Holding	2
3rd	10:21	Atlanta Thrashers	Mathieu Schneider	Hooking	2
3rd	13:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Thorburn	Roughing	2
3rd	13:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Roughing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: John Anderson
Referees: Wes McCauley, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brad Kovachik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Eric Perrin, Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart, Brett Sterling, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Ondrej Pavelec, Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman, Spencer Machacek, Zach Bogosian

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 10, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 4, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Dallas Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Jan 4, 2009