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St. Louis leads Lightning past Thrashers

Associated Press

Monday, January 05, 2009

ATLANTA - Martin St. Louis scored twice, and Mike Smith made 27 saves to help the Tampa Bay Lightning move out of last place in the Southeast Division with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday night.

Tampa Bay (11-18-10) has 32 points, one more than Atlanta (13-22-5).

Smith's shutout bid ended with 21.2 seconds left when Erik Christensen scored off a rebound during a scramble in front of the net.

Steve Eminger and Ryan Malone also scored for Tampa Bay, which had lost six straight games in Atlanta.

From the Monday, January 05, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle

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