Lightning gun down Flyers for 10th straight triumph
TAMPA: Nikita Kucherov notched a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Saturday to push the NHL’s longest active winning streak to 10 straight.
Brayden Point scored a third-period goal to stretch his point streak to 10 games (three goals, 11 assists). It was the 11th straight home win for the Lightning breaking the team record of 10 wins set in the 2014-15 campaign, and improved them to 22-2-1 in their last 25 contests.
Kucherov returned for the Lightning after missing a game with a lower-body injury. Steven Stamkos, who missed the previous three games with a lower-body injury, recorded two assists.
Ivan Provorov, James van Riemsdyk and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers. Goalie Carter Hart made 19 saves as Philadelphia lost their seventh straight (0-4-3) against Tampa, dating back to January 2018.
Tyler Toffoli had a hat-trick, including two goals in the final 55 seconds, and visiting Los Angeles beat Colorado 3-1 in the NHL Stadium Series outdoor game.
Saturday was the second NHL outdoor game played at a US Service Academy and the 30th outdoor game in NHL history.
Anze Kopitar and Alex Iafallo had two assists each, and Jonathan Quick had 32 saves for Los Angeles, who won consecutive games for the first time in two months. Samuel Girard scored for the Avalanche, who have lost two in a row.
Tyler Seguin capped a two-goal performance by scoring 2:52 minutes into overtime as visiting Dallas overcame a three-goal deficit to edge Montreal 4-3.
Seguin scored on the power play late in the second period to trim Montreal’s lead to 3-2. Blake Comeau tied the game midway into the third period, and Ben Bishop finished with 29 saves for the Stars.