Lightning 4–1 Thrashers — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

2 G

5 shots · 15:37 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Steve Eminger

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 25:51 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Vinny Prospal

2 A

2 shots · 14:43 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Steve Eminger PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:48

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Adam Hall · beat Kari Lehtonen

1–0

2nd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis 2nd · 16:20

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Vinny Prospal · beat Kari Lehtonen

2–0

3rd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis PP 3rd · 01:00

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Steve Eminger · beat Kari Lehtonen

3–0

⚡ Ryan Malone 3rd · 18:16

Assists: Jeff Halpern, Vladimir Mihalik · beat Kari Lehtonen

4–0

🐦 Erik Christensen 3rd · 19:38

Assists: Jim Slater, Eric Boulton · beat Mike Smith

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Halpern · Recchi 16:13

L2 Malone · Prospal · St. Louis 15:10

L3 Pettinger · Craig · Artyukhin 14:29

L4 Jokinen · Stamkos · Hall 11:35

D1 Eminger · Meszaros 25:44

D2 Krajicek · Malik 22:58

D3 Smaby · Mihalik 10:55

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Williams · White 17:18

L2 Kozlov · Reasoner · Thorburn 15:51

L3 Christensen · Armstrong · Crabb 13:18

L4 Boulton · Slater · Little 10:30

D1 Havelid · Enstrom 22:20

D2 Schneider · Hainsey 20:45

D3 Oystrick · Valabik 15:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL ATL🐦

35 Shots on goal 28

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

11 Hits 18

10 Blocked shots 10

7 Takeaways 16

5 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 11.4% (4/35) ATL shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Kari Lehtonen

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:39 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-3 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-8-1 (10% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Dec 202008 ⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL 3–4 Oct 212008 🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL 2–3 OT Apr 52008 ⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL 1–4 Mar 312008 🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL 2–0 Feb 92008 ⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL 1–2 OT

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Who won Lightning vs Thrashers on January 4, 2009?

Lightning won 4–1. The final score was Lightning 4, Thrashers 1.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis (2), Ryan Malone, Steve Eminger.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Erik Christensen.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

What is the Lightning vs Thrashers season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 3 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterJan 8 ⚡TBL @ 🌵PHX 2–3

🐦 Thrashers

BeforeJan 2 🐋VAN @ 🐦ATL 3–4 AfterJan 6 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 1–3

Also on January 4

🐆FLA 5–6 🇨🇦MTL 🏛️OTT 3–4 😈NJD 🔥CGY 2–5 🪶CHI 🌲MIN 2–0 🏔️COL 🌵PHX 0–2 🦆ANA ⭐DAL 3–2 🐋VAN

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