Lightning pull away late in third, keep Flyers winless

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Benchmark International Arena on Monday, with Ilya Mikheyev and Pontus Holmberg each contributing a goal and an assist. Brayden Point, Brandon Hagel, and Nikita Kucherov (two assists) also featured for the Lightning (2-1-0), who have now won two straight games after their opening loss to the Rangers. The Flyers dropped to 0-2-2, marking their worst start since the 2014-15 season, with Dan Vladar stopping 32 shots and Tyson Foerster scoring their only goal.