Lightning shut out Flyers 2-0 in Tampa

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 at home on Monday. Nikita Kucherov scored the first goal in the first period. He took a breakaway and beat Flyers goalie Ivan Fedotov with just 89 seconds left in the frame. Andrei Vasilevskiy was impressive in goal for the Lightning, making 21 saves. The team improved their record to 39 wins, 23 losses, and 5 overtime losses, earning 83 points. The Lightning also successfully killed all five power plays for the Flyers during the game. Kucherov finished with a goal and an assist. Jake Guentzel added an empty-net goal late in the game, his 15th power-play goal this season. The Flyers struggled, falling to 28 wins, 33 losses, and 8 overtime losses this season. The Flyers have faced challenges in March, winning only two of their last ten games. In this match, they had a strong second period but could not score. Vasilevskiy’s performance secured his fifth shutout of the season and 39th career shutout.