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National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.