Jan 21, 2003
Thrashers score five goals in first period to set team record
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Thrashers scored a team-record five goals in the first period against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, taking a 5-2 lead on the Central Division leaders.
Dany Heatley, playing on his 22nd birthday, had two of the goals for the Thrashers, and Dan Snyder, Brad Tapper and Marc Savard also scored.
Savard's goal came after a brilliant play by Atlanta defenseman Andy Sutton, who snared the puck out of the air with his left hand near the blue line, then dropped it before passing it to Savard.
The Blues, who played Monday night at Carolina, started backup goaltender Fred Brathwaite, but he gave up three of the goals on six shots. Brent Johnson came in and allowed two more goals, and St. Louis coach Joel Quenneville sent Brathwaite back on the ice.
The Thrashers have scored four goals in a period four times -- the last Dec. 26, 2000, against Toronto.
