POST-GAME NOTES
Rangers 3, Atlanta Thrashers 5

AT

If the final 10:23 on Thursday night at Atlanta's Philips Arena had been the game's opening stretch instead of its ending, the Rangers probably would have coasted to two points in the standings. Unfortunately, a three-goal outburst by Dan Girardi, Brendan Shanahan and Scott Gomez toward the end of the third period came too late to salvage victory in a 5-3 loss to the Thrashers.

Recap

THREE STARS OF THE GAME
1. T. WHITE -- ATL
2. P. DUPUIS -- ATL
3. J. HEDBERG -- ATL

NOTES

* Defenseman Dan Girardi scored his first NHL goal on a power play at 9:23 of the third period.

* Henrik Lundqvist stopped 23 of 25 shots.

* Jaromir Jagr had two assists and continues to lead the Rangers in scoring with eight points in six games.

* Brendan Shanahan scored his first goal of the 2007-08 season on a power play. The goal was the 225th power play goal of his career. No active NHL player has scored more power-play goals than Shanahan.

* Atlanta goaltender Kari Lehtonen stopped eight shots before going out with nearly nine minutes left in the first period, having re-aggravated a groin injury.