PHILADELPHIA – The Tampa Bay Lightning won their 10th straight game on Saturday with Andrei Vasilevskiy making 23 saves in a 1-0 shutout of the Flyers.
“The vibe has been great in the room,” Tampa’s Yanni Gourde said. “Everybody’s been chipping in. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Carter Verhaeghe #23 of the Tampa Bay Lightning collides with Phillippe Myers #5 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Pat Maroon scored his sixth of the season in the middle frame for the game’s only goal.
“I’ve said this before, a shutout is something the whole team deserves,” Vasilevskiy said. “Team played great defensively, all the defensemen and forwards. Tonight one goal was enough for us to win because we played good defensively.”
Philadelphia had been hot at home with five straight wins.
“We needed to execute better than we did to give ourselves a real chance,” Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen said. “It was hard to navigate the neutral zone tonight and sustain anything. We had a few looks but the goalie turned them away.”

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 and Erik Cernak #81 of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers
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Carter Hart made 27 saves in the loss.
“We had chances on the power play (0-for-3, one in the third period),” Philadelphia’s Kevin Hayes said. “We didn’t make it work. When you have four or five chances on the power play, you’ve got to get some of your chances. I thought that was the difference tonight.”

Cedric Paquette #13 of the Tampa Bay Lightning battles for position with Matt Niskanen #15 of the Philadelphia Flyers in front of Flyers Goalie Carter Hart #79






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