The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-0) host the Philadelphia Flyers (2-0-0) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday for their home opener. Philadelphia is playing their first of four games on the road coming off a 3-2 win over the Canucks on Saturday. The Flyers committed seven penalties in the game, though they held Vancouver without a power play goal. Travis Konecny, Tony DeAngelo, and Scott Laughton scored one apiece for the Flyers. Konecny added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Carter Hart saved an impressive 28 of 30 shots (.933%) in the win. Tampa Bay fell 6-2 to the Penguins on Saturday. Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point each scored once for the Lightning. Stamkos added an assist to share the scoring lead with Nikita Kucherov, who had two assists. Brian Elliott saved only 39 of 44 shots against (.886%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Lightning won all three games between the teams last season, including a 7-1 victory in their final meeting in December, their 10th straight win against Philadelphia. Four players had three points for Tampa Bay. Elliott got the win, saving 38 of 39 shots (.974%).
FACING OFF
Philadelphia is averaging 4.00 goals per game so far this season, eighth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.67 goals a game (25th). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 2.67 times a game on average, 21st in the league, and the Flyers are allowing opponents to score 2.00 goals per game (6th).
TOP PERFORMERS:
With four points so far this season, Konecny is the top skater for the Flyers. He has three goals and one assist in two games. In the net, Hart (2-0-0) is Philadelphia’s top goaltender. He has a 2.00 GAA and a .940% save percentage. Stamkos leads the Lightning in scoring with five points. He has four goals and one assist in three games. Andrei Vasilevskiy (1-1-0) has the best goals against average for Tampa Bay at 2.54. He has a save percentage of .925%.
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