<p>Pasi Nurminen or Byron Dafoe. It doesnt really matter who is in goal for the Atlanta Thrashers. They just keep winning.</p><p>Slava Kozlov scored for the fifth straight game, tying a franchise record, and the Thrashers won their fourth in a row by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 Friday night.</p><p>Dafoe started for the second consecutive game in place of Nurminen, the first time thats happened this season, and he won his third straight. He made 23 saves and gave up only one even-strength goal.</p><p>Nurminen started 25 of the previous 30 games.</p><p>Right now, we have two goalies that are very solid, Atlanta coach Bob Hartley said. Its not luck that were winning these games. Were very fortunate that we have two guys that are playing very well.</p><p>Marc Savard added a goal and two assists, and Shawn McEachern also scored for Atlanta, which increased its lead in the Southeast Division to five points over Tampa Bay.</p><p>Serge Aubin scored an empty-net goal with 2:24 left to seal it.</p><p>Everybodys chipping in, Savard said. We had a little lull there and we talked about getting back with the program. Things are rolling right now. Everyones confident and its showing in our play.</p><p>Dick Tarnstrom had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who were without goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. The 19-year-old rookie was on loan to Canadas team for the World Junior championship.</p><p>Sebastien Caron started in Fleurys place, but was pulled in favor of Jean-Sebastien Aubin in the second period after Pittsburgh closed to 4-3 on a goal by Patrick Boileau.</p><p>Jean-Sebastien Aubin was called up from Wilkes-Barre-Scranton of the AHL on Thursday.</p><p>I have to deal with it, and thats part of the game, Caron said. I was disappointed, but youve got to give them credit. When they score four goals like that, youve got to deal with it and get ready for the next time.</p><p>The Thrashers normally come from behind _ theyve earned at least a point eight times after rallying from two-goal deficits _ but they never trailed after Kozlov scored at 4:36 of the first.</p><p>They eventually took two-goal leads four times, but never truly gained control until Serge Aubin made it 6-3.</p><p>Even though we won that game by three goals, it was closer than the score would indicate, Hartley said.</p><p>After Boileau beat Dafoe with a one-timer from the blue line, Savard gave Atlanta a 5-3 lead early in the third period. McEachern and Jeff Cowan fought for the puck in front of the Pittsburgh net, occupying the defense just enough to allow Savard to snare it.</p><p>He whirled and beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin, and the Thrashers hung on from there.</p><p>They know how to work the puck, Pittsburgh coach Eddie Olczyk said. Theyve got guys that want to pay the price in front of the net like Kozlov and McEachern.</p><p>Notes:@ McEachern had the 300th assist of his career. ... Atlanta D Chris Tamer was a healthy scratch for the fourth straight game after missing only one of the previous 26. ... The Penguins finished winless (0-4-0-1) on a five-game road trip. They have the worst point total in the NHL, two points fewer than Washington.</p>
