Tampa Bay plays Philadelphia following Cirelli's 2-goal performance
Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Philadelphia Flyers after Anthony Cirelli scored two goals in the Lightning's 6-2 win against the Boston Bruins.
Tampa Bay is 38-23-5 overall and 23-8-2 in home games. The Lightning have a 17-6-1 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Philadelphia has a 12-13-7 record in road games and a 28-32-8 record overall. The Flyers have a -42 scoring differential, with 187 total goals scored and 229 conceded.
The matchup Monday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Flyers won 4-3 in a shootout in the last meeting. Bobby Brink led the Flyers with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has scored 28 goals with 64 assists for the Lightning. Darren Raddysh has two goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Travis Konecny has 22 goals and 43 assists for the Flyers. Noah Cates has scored four goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Flyers: 3-6-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.9 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Flyers: 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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