Tampa Bay Lightning (37-23-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (27-31-8, in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers head into a matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning after losing five games in a row.
Philadelphia has gone 15-18-1 in home games and 27-31-8 overall. The Flyers have a 7-12-2 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Tampa Bay is 14-15-2 in road games and 37-23-4 overall. The Lightning are third in the league with 224 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).
The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Flyers won 2-1 in a shootout in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has scored 22 goals with 43 assists for the Flyers. Matvei Michkov has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Jake Guentzel has 32 goals and 31 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has four goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 1.9 penalties and 4.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.
Lightning: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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