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Stamkos scores in OT as Lightning beat Thrashers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeATLANTA Steven Stamkos likes when coach Rick Tocchet tells the Tampa Bay Lightning to attack the netFrom a team perspective I thought we played pretty solid and stuck to the game plan Stamkos said We got lots of shots on net We were forechecking hard hittingStamkos scored his 15th goal at 256 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win 43 over the Atlanta Thrashers on SundayThe Thrashers who ended fivegame homestand with three straight losses tied it 33 on Slava Kozlovs second goal and rookie Evander Kanes seventh during a 152 span late in the third periodBut Stamkos the No 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft ended the game by taking Martin St Louis pass from the left circle and beating Atlanta goaltender Ondrej Pavelec with a tipinStamkos was just glad the Lightning recovered after nearly blowing a 31 lead in the thirdIts just a matter of protecting the lead he said We cant expect to do that and win overtime after giving up those two goalsSt Louis who had three assists to push his season total to 19 was pleased Tampa Bay ended a streak of 10 straight games in which it was outshotWe wanted to get more shots tonight St Louis said We got some second opportunitiesLightning goaltender Antero Niittymaki who has won 15 straight against the Southeast Division and three of four overall improved to 1500 in his career against AtlantaNiittymaki stopped 28of31 shots to show why he began the game as the NHL leader with a 193 goalsagainst average and a 939 save percentageImproving to 613 in his first season with Tampa Bay Niittymaki didnt face a shot in overtimeHopefully he can keep it up Lightning forward Ryan Malone said He made some big savesStephane Veilleuxs first goal of the season gave the Lightning a 10 lead 545 into the second With just 24 seconds left in the period Malone used a wrister to score his 14th goal and put Tampa Bay up 20Atlanta made it 21 on Tobias Enstroms third goal a wrister from the slot with 1431 remainingLess than four minutes later however defenceman Kurtis Foster put the Lightning ...