Steven Stamkos scored the game-winner at the 2:56 mark of overtime to help the Tampa Bay Lightning take a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena.

Faced with another deficit on Sunday, Thrashers coach John Anderson switched some of his line pairings in the third period against Tampa Bay in an effort to generate some offense.

A pair of teams trying to get back on the right track will clash tonight in the Motor City, as the Detroit Red Wings host the Atlanta Thrashers at Joe Louis Arena.

Coach John Anderson is proving himself to be a leader to be reckoned with in his short tenure as the Atlanta Thrasher bench boss.

David Perron...St. Louis Blues...with a power play goal. No, that's not a final solution to a Clue game.

Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.

He's back, and he's hot again. Ilya Kovalchuk stormed off the injury list with seven points in two games.

A quick glance at the Atlanta Thrashers ' stat sheet might suggest more of the same for the beleaguered Southern franchise.

Wow. After a rather boring start, that Atlanta Thrashers game sure did heat up quickly on Friday the 13th.

If Ilya Kovalchuk plays this well with a gimpy right foot, how much better will he perform when he's 100 percent? Kovalchuk hardly seems to care.

The Atlanta Thrashers will try to extend their longest winning streak of the season to four games when they host today's contest at Philips Arena against an Edmonton Oilers club that has been decimated by injuries.

It wasn't the original plan to put Max Afinogenov with his Russian speaking counterparts on the Thrashers' top line.

New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo and Mark Streit celebrate Okposo's game-winning goal in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday.

Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov both registered two goals and collected two assists, as the Atlanta Thrashers came away with a resounding 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Philips Arena.

The New York Rangers hope to have their star goaltender back between the pipes tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for a battle at Madison Square Garden.

Ilya Kovalchuk is indeed a fast healer. The Thrashers' captain appears ready to return to the lineup less than three weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot.

I was all set to post this blog with the morning practice lines being the same, but .

Atlanta suffered the same defensive lapses that it did in their 4-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Philips Arena, allowing way too many shots by the once-offensively challenged Islanders.

October has come and gonea as has 10 games of the 2009-10 Thrashers campaign. So here are my a oegood, un-good and uglya of the season so far.

Thrashers' keys to success while their top sniper is out for a month. 1. Above and beyond everything is strong goaltending.