Today: Lightning at Thrashers

WHEN/WHERE: 3; Philips Arena, Atlanta.

TV/RADIO: Sunshine; WDAE-AM 620.

THE LOWDOWN: The Lightning is 2-7-1 in season closers. ... Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella said G Nikolai Khabibulin, who is expected to start Thursday's playoff opener against the Capitals, was given Saturday off. John Grahame will start against Atlanta. ... A goal credited Friday to Vinny Lecavalier during a 4-1 loss to the Flyers likely will be changed to Ruslan Fedotenko. ... Tampa Bay is 4-1-5 in its past 10 games and 4-0-2 in its past six on the road. ... Atlanta is 3-1-1 in its past five and 3-4-1-1 in its past nine at home. ... Thrashers RW Dany Heatley has five goals, eight assists in six games after Saturday's 3-2 win over the Islanders. He needs one goal to reach 40. ... Atlanta is 14-19-4-3 at home. Tampa Bay is 14-15-9-2 on the road and has its most victories away from home since 1996-97, when it had 17. ... Entering Saturday, Lightning C Brad Richards was tied for the league lead with 34 power-play assists. ... Tampa Bay is 10-3-5-1 against the Southeast. Atlanta is 6-7-3-3. ... This is the fifth meeting (Lightning 2-0-1-1). ... The Lightning leads the series 8-6-4-1 but is 1-5-3 at Atlanta, where it hasn't won since March 2001 (0-1-3).

-- Compiled by Damian Cristodero.