Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueAndrei Vasilevskiy stops 21 shots in Lightning's 2-0 win over Flyers
Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which has won eight of the past nine games at home. Vasilevskiy recorded his 39th career shutout to tie Jocelyn Thibault for 49th on the all-time list.
Ivan Fedotov finished with 21 saves for the Flyers, who have been shutout in back-to-back games. Philadelphia has lost seven of the past eight games.
Kucherov scored his 29th of the season, converting on a breakaway with 1:29 left in the first period. Guentzel scored his 15th power-play goal of the season, tying Leon Draisaitl for the league lead, with an empty-net goal with 1:30 left in the third.
Lightning: Kucherov has points in 10 consecutive games on home ice against the Flyers. … Monday was the lone home game for Tampa Bay in the middle of a seven game stretch.
PHI wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 18:31 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:30 | Jake Guentzel Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (66), Brayden Point (34) |
Statistics
PHI |
TB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 41 | Hits | 19 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 21 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 12 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel, LW | Day-To-Day | Dec 15 |
| Emil Lilleberg, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 15 |
| Ryan McDonagh, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 15 |
| Erik Cernak, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 13 |
| Victor Hedman, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 12 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
21 | 9 | 44 | 2 |
NY Islanders |
19 | 12 | 41 | 3 |
Philadelphia |
17 | 9 | 40 | 6 |
Washington |
18 | 11 | 40 | 4 |
Pittsburgh |
14 | 9 | 37 | 9 |
New Jersey |
18 | 14 | 37 | 1 |
NY Rangers |
16 | 15 | 36 | 4 |
Columbus |
14 | 13 | 34 | 6 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit |
19 | 12 | 41 | 3 |
Boston |
20 | 14 | 40 | 0 |
Tampa Bay |
18 | 12 | 39 | 3 |
Montreal |
17 | 12 | 38 | 4 |
Florida |
17 | 13 | 36 | 2 |
Toronto |
15 | 12 | 35 | 5 |
Ottawa |
15 | 13 | 34 | 4 |
Buffalo |
14 | 14 | 32 | 4 |



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