Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 26, 2012
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Ghislain Hebert, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Brian Mach
Attendance:
19590
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LIGHTNING 5, FLYERS 3: Martin St. Louis scored the go-ahead goal 2:27 into the third period and Dwayne Roloson made 35 saves as visiting Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia for the third time in four tries this season.
Steven Stamkos scored his league-leading 53rd goal for the Lightning, breaking the single-season franchise record of Vincent Lecavalier (52 in 2006-07).
St. Louis took a feed from Tim Wallace and scored on a breakaway to make it 3-2 and JT Wyman capitalized with 2:49 left after Flyers defenseman Matt Carle mishandled the puck around his net for a two-goal lead.
Roloson won his third straight as the Flyers outshot the Lightning 38-15.
Scott Hartnell made it 4-3 with 1:13 remaining, but Tom Pyatt sealed with an empty-netter in the final seconds, moments after Roloson robbed Jaromir Jagr on the doorstep.
Ryan Malone scored Tampa Bay’s second shorthanded goal of season at 8:08 of the first. Stamkos hammered a wrist shot past Flyers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov from the left point on the power play with 1.4 seconds left in the first period.
The Flyers outshot the Lightning 16-2 in the second period and tied it 2-2. Wayne Simmonds swept in Braydon Schenn's pass at 3:21 and Matt Read did the same after Kimmo Timonen’s cross-ice feed at 18:18.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bryzgalov allowed more than two goals for the first time in 12 starts. … The Lightning are tied for last in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings in shorthanded goals. … Timonen earned his 400th career assist. …Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman was scratched because of illness.
Top Game Performances
Tampa Bay |
|
Philadelphia |
Martin St. Louis 2 |
Points |
Jakub Voracek 2 |
Martin St. Louis 1 |
Goals |
Scott Hartnell 1 |
Eric Brewer 2 |
Assists |
Jakub Voracek 2 |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Scott Hartnell 1 |
Ryan Malone 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Dwayne Roloson .921 |
Save Percentage |
Ilya Bryzgalov .714 |
Dwayne Roloson 35 |
Saves |
Ilya Bryzgalov 10 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Tampa Bay
|
15 |
5 |
1-3 |
5-6 |
12 |
33 |
Philadelphia
|
38 |
3 |
1-6 |
2-3 |
16 |
39 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Flyers have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Lightning have a W/L % of .559 after a win and .390 after a loss.