PLAYERS:
Vincent Lecavalier,
Michael Leighton,
Eric Brewer,
Teddy Purcell,
Steven Stamkos,
Anders Lindback,
Sean Couturier,
Victor Hedman,
Luke Schenn,
Sami Salo,
B.J. Crombeen,
Martin St. Louis
TEAMS: Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning
TEAMS: Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA -- The Lightning continued the streak it liked -- winning at home -- and curtailed the one it didn't -- struggling mightily in the second period -- to thump the ineffective Philadelphia Flyers, 5-1, on Sunday. Martin St. Louis had four assists and five different Lightning players scored goals as Tampa Bay (4-1-0) remained a perfect 3-0 at home this season to lead the Southeast Division. The Flyers (2-4-0) had a two-game win streak snapped. Tampa Bay's second power play goal of the first period gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead with 1:04 left when Vincent Lecavalier ripped a one-timer past Michael Leighton from a sharp angle on the right side for a power play score. Tampa Bay had taken a 2-1 lead with 3:50 left in the first period on a knuckling shot near the blue line from defenseman Eric Brewer, who has three goals in five games after scoring once in 82 contests last season. The Lightning had tied the game less than two minutes earlier on Teddy Purcell's power-p...
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