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(AP) -- It's not immediately known who Tampa Bay Lightning coach Rick Tocchet will start in goal Sunday. He may want to give a long look to Antero Niittymaki.

Should the backup be tabbed to face Atlanta, Niittymaki will try to extend his winning streak over the Thrashers to an incredible 14 games.

Niittymaki helped Finland win the silver medal at the 2006 Olympics, but managed only 62 wins in five seasons with Philadelphia before joining the Lightning via free agency in July. (MORE)

Lightning Headlines

Final	1	2	3	Tot
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	1
Carolina	0	2	1	3

Preview | Box | On the Ice | Recap

Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Chad LaRose, Car (1G, 1A)
2:	Tuomo Ruutu, Car (1G)
3:	Manny Legace, Car (20 Saves)

Standings
Southeast Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Washington	13	5	5	31
Tampa Bay	8	5	7	23
Atlanta	10	7	2	22
Florida	10	9	2	22
Carolina	5	12	5	15

Leaders
Points:	S. Stamkos	22
Plus/Minus:	R. Malone	8
Shots on Goal:	V. Lecavalier	72
PIM:	Z. Konopka	76
Win:	A. Niittymaki	5
Shutouts:	None

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	51 (26)
Shots:	536 (30)
PP%:	17.6% (22)
Penalty Minutes:	337 (7)
Assists:	89 (27)
SH Goals:	1 (25)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	55 (24)
Shots Against:	631 (20)
PK%:	75.9% (25)
Penalty Minutes:	332 (6)
Shutouts:	0 (28)
Sv%:	0.913 (8)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/22	@ Atl	L 3-6 10/3
11/25	vs. Tor	W 2-1 11/3
11/27	vs. NYR	-
11/28	@ Dal	-
11/30	vs. Col	-
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	@ Car	L 1-3
11/19	@ Anh	L 3-4
11/16	@ Pho	W 4-1
11/14	vs. LA	L 1-2
11/12	vs. Min	W 4-3
11/7	@ Mon	W 3-1
11/5	@ Ott	L 2-3
11/3	@ Tor	W 2-1
11/2	@ Phi	L 2-6
10/31	vs. NJ	L 1-2

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/15/2009	M. Ohlund	Lower-body injury (day-to-day)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/16/2009	R. Craig	Sent to minors Norfolk-AHL
11/16/2009	M. Smaby	Sent to minors Norfolk-AHL for conditioning stint
11/11/2009	P. Szczechura	Called up from minors from Norfolk-AHL
11/5/2009	R. Craig	Called up from minors from Norfolk-AHL
10/26/2009	P. Ranger	Granted Leave of Absence Indefinite personal leave
10/19/2009	M. Smaby	Called up from minors from Norfolk-AHL
10/10/2009	R. Smolenak	Claimed off waivers
10/10/2009	R. Smolenak	Sent to minors Norfolk-AHL
10/7/2009	M. Smaby	Sent to minors Norfolk-AHL conditioning stint
10/2/2009	C. Ashton	Signed Three-year contract

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