ATLANTA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Kari Lehtonen recorded his third shutout of the season Saturday night as Atlanta beat the Florida Panthers, 1-0.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored the game's lone goal in the first period after an assist by Scott Mellanby, as the Thrashers won for the second time in their last three games.
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Alex Auld stopped 27 of 28 shots for the Panthers, who have lost three games in a row and four of their last five.
On the power play, Florida was 0-for-7, and Atlanta was 0-for-3.
The Thrashers have won all four games against the Panthers this season. In those four games, Atlanta has out-scored Florida, 17-5.
Saturday's win gave Coach Bob Hartley his 300th career victory.
