Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, April 10, 2014
Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Justin St. Pierre, Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Steve Miller, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
19204
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Lightning 4, Flyers 2: Captain Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson each recorded a goal and an assist while Anders Lindback made 34 saves as host Tampa Bay completed a sweep of the three-game season series.
Defenseman Eric Brewer and Richard Panik scored third-period goals for the Lightning, who moved within one point of Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division. Lindback won his seventh game of 2013-14 – including all three against the Flyers – while blue-liners Michael Kostka and Victor Hedman added two assists apiece.
Wayne Simmonds and Sean Couturier tallied for Philadelphia, which remained in a virtual tie with Columbus for third place in the Metropolitan Division. Ray Emery turned aside 26 shots for the Flyers, who fell to 3-5-2 in their last 10 contests.
Johnson opened the scoring exactly two minutes into the game, one-timing a cross-ice pass from Stamkos past Emery. Simmonds was left alone in front to tie it on the power play at 18:39 of the second period, turning to whip a shot off the left side of Lindback’s body after a nifty setup by captain Claude Giroux.
Panik retrieved his own rebound and slid a backhand shot past Emery 4:33 into the third for his first goal since Dec. 19 and Brewer one-timed a feed by Johnson from the slot 5:10 later. Couturier’s pass defected off Lightning forward Ondrej Palat’s stick and over Lindback at 12:22, but Stamkos scored from below the left faceoff circle during a power play 1:52 later.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Johnson broke the Lightning’s rookie record for goals in a season in the first period with his 24th, eclipsing Stamkos’ mark set in 2008-09. … It was the 15th power-play goal of the season for Simmonds, tying Joe Pavelski of San Jose for second in the league. … Tampa Bay RW Teddy Purcell played his 400th career game.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Tampa Bay |
Sean Couturier 1 |
Points |
Tyler Johnson 2 |
Sean Couturier 1 |
Goals |
Tyler Johnson 1 |
Claude Giroux 1 |
Assists |
Victor Hedman 2 |
Wayne Simmonds 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ray Emery .867 |
Save Percentage |
Anders Lindback .944 |
Ray Emery 26 |
Saves |
Anders Lindback 34 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Philadelphia
|
36 |
2 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
29 |
Tampa Bay
|
30 |
4 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Lightning have a W/L % of .535 after a win and .568 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Flyers have a W/L % of .537 after a win and .487 after a loss.