What a way to start 2009! Two things changed Sunday night for the Lightning: first they won for the first time in Atlanta for almost two years; second they moved off the bottom of the division with a 4-1 victory over the Thrashers.
Martin St. Louis scored twice, and Mike Smith made 27 saves to help the Lightning move out of the Southeast Division basement with 32 points (11-18-10), which is one more than Atlanta (13-22-5).
Steve Eminger and Ryan Malone also scored for Tampa Bay, which had lost six straight games in Atlanta. The Lightning were two-for-four on the power play, with Eminger scoring in the first period and St. Louis early in the third.
The last time Tampa Bay won in Atlanta was a 5-4 overtime decision in February 2007 but since then it lost the final game of that season in Atlanta, all four games last season and 4-3 on its first visit this season.
Smith's bid for a shutout ended with 21.2 seconds left when Erik Christensen scored off a rebound during a scramble in front of the net.
"It didn't matter," said Smith, who has two shutouts this season. "The win is what's important. (A shutout) is just a bonus."Well done guys, let's hope it's a habit you can get into.
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