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Lightning Make It 10 Straight With 5-1 Win in Philadelphia as Kucherov’s Tear Rolls On

Powered by Nikita Kucherov’s 10-game point streak, Tampa Bay closed a dominant trip through Philadelphia.

Overview

  • Kucherov logged an assist and an empty-net goal to extend his point streak to 10 games and his run of multi-point outings to nine.
  • Tampa Bay followed Saturday’s 7-2 rout with Monday’s 5-1 result to finish a 3-0 season series over the Flyers by a combined 15-3 score.
  • Brandon Hagel scored in a fourth straight game and Brayden Point also tallied, with Jonas Johansson making 20 saves as Jon Cooper earned his 600th career win.
  • Philadelphia, shorthanded with Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink listed day-to-day and Jamie Drysdale on injured reserve Saturday, was overmatched across the two home losses after Sam Ersson allowed seven in the opener.
  • Around the league, Colorado carried a 17-game home winning streak into Monday despite key injuries, and Toronto’s upswing continued with William Nylander’s three-point return in a 5-0 win on Jan. 11.