Pontus Holmberg and Ilya Mikheyev each recorded a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Benchmark International Arena on Monday.
Brayden Point opened the scoring at 16:05 of the first period, deflecting a shot past Dan Vladar with assists from John Carlson and Nikita Kucherov. Holmberg doubled the lead 17 seconds into the second period, scoring on a wrist shot set up by Mikheyev and Zemgus Girgensons. Tyson Foerster got the Flyers on the board at 7:22 of the second frame with a wrist shot off assists from Nick Seeler and Sean Couturier.
The Lightning pulled away late in the third period. Mikheyev scored his first goal of the season on a wrap-around at 17:00, assisted by Holmberg. Brandon Hagel closed the scoring with an empty-net wrist shot at 19:53, assisted by Kucherov.
Tampa Bay finished with a 36-15 advantage in shots on goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 14 of 15 shots to earn the win for the Lightning, while Vladar made 32 saves on 35 shots for the Flyers. Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play.
With the win, Tampa Bay improved to 2-1-0 on the season and won its second straight game. Philadelphia moved to 0-2-2 and extended its winless streak to four games.
Philadelphia hosts the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, October 19. Tampa Bay visits the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, October 20.
