ATLANTA - Kari Lehtonen got the record out of the way. Then he got started on another scoreless streak. Lehtonen set an Atlanta mark for shutout minutes before finally giving up a goal on a deflection, and the Thrashers won their third straight by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Wednesday night.
After back-to-back shutouts, Lehtonen learned that he was closing on the record held by Michael Garnett.
"It was kind of weird to go to the game and know I had to play five or 10 minutes without giving up a goal," Lehtonen said. "After I broke the record in the first period, that was very relaxing."
He stretched his scoreless streak to 167 minutes, 56 seconds before …
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