Holik scores twice to carry Atlanta, 5-4

Bobby Holik scored his second goal of the game against his former team 2 minutes 55 seconds into overtime, and Atlanta survived a roller-coaster final few minutes to beat the host New York Rangers, 5-4, Tuesday night.

Holik gave the Thrashers their first lead of the game at 9:12 of the third period. He then won it after New York got even on Michael Nylander’s power-play goal with 2:30 left in regulation.

In other games:

Tim Thomas made a season-high 45 saves and Boston beat host Toronto, 4-1.... Vesa Toskala stopped 29 shots for his second shutout this season and San Jose won at St. Louis, 2-0.... Cristobal Huet stopped two of three shots in a shootout and Alex Kovalev and Saku Koivu converted their opportunities to lift Montreal, 1-0, at home against Florida.... Olaf Kolzig made 48 saves, Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist and Washington ended a six-game skid with a 5-2 win at Tampa Bay.... Sidney Crosby returned from a three-game injury layoff to set up Colby Armstrong’s first two goals this season, and Pittsburgh held off the visiting New York Islanders, 3-2.... Dion Phaneuf had a goal and an assist and host Calgary scored three power-play goals to beat Colorado, 5-2.... Markus Naslund’s goal lifted host Vancouver over Columbus, 1-0.... Martin Gerber stopped 29 shots in his first game in the RBC Center since he left town, leading Ottawa over Carolina, 4-1, at Raleigh, N.C.