On the second game of a two game set with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Flyers were again throttled by the Lightning, losing 5-1 on Monday night. The Lightning won their tenth in a row and outscored the Flyers 12-3 in the last two games, while the Flyers lost their third in a row in the middle of a tough stretch in the schedule.
The Basics
First period: 1:10 – Pontus Holmberg (Zemgus Girgensons, Yanni Gourde)
Second period: 0:33 – Jake Guentzel (Erik Cernak, Brandon Hagel), 4:27 – Brayden Point (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Guentzel) (PPG), 5:38 – Christian Dvorak, 19:29 – Hagel (Darren Raddysh, Nikita Kucherov)
Third period: 16:37 – Kucherov (Raddysh, Anthony Cirelli) (ENG)
SOG: 26 (TBL) – 21 (PHI)
Some Takeaways
Bad start
After the blowout loss two nights ago, the Flyers desperately needed to come out strong against Tampa tonight.