The Tampa Bay Lightning (32-23-5), winners of four road games in a row, visit the Philadelphia Flyers (30-22-7) at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, NBCS-PH, and BSSUN.
Lightning vs. Flyers Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Flyers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning score the fifth-most goals in the league (204 total, 3.4 per game).
- The Lightning rank 26th in goals against, giving up 201 total goals (3.4 per game) in league play.
- Their goal differential (+3) ranks 15th in the league.
- The NHL-leading 53 power-play goals the Lightning have recorded this season have come on 181 power-play chances.
- The Lightning’s 29.28% power-play conversion rate paces the league.
- The two shorthanded goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 29th among NHL teams.
- The Lightning’s 80.36% penalty-kill success rate ranks 13th in the league.
- The Lightning win the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.1%.
- The Lightning shoot 11.5% as a team (fourth in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.3 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has put up 102 points.
- With 30 goals and 32 assists, Brayden Point is one of the top contributors for Tampa Bay with his 62 points (1.0 per game).
- Tampa Bay’s scoring effort is aided by Victor Hedman’s 62 points. He’s contributed 49 assists.
- In 34 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (20-14-0) has allowed 98 goals.
Lightning Injuries
Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out), Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Erik Cernak: Illness (Questionable), Haydn Fleury: Undisclosed (Questionable)
Flyers Insights
- With 173 goals (2.9 per game), the Flyers have the league’s 18th-ranked offense.
- The Flyers have allowed 173 total goals this season (2.9 per game), 13th in the NHL.
- Their 0 goal differential is 17th in the league.
- The Flyers have 25 power-play goals (on 190 chances), 28th in the NHL.
- The Flyers’ power-play percentage (13.16) puts them 32nd in the league.
- The Flyers have a league-leading 14 shorthanded goals.
- The 86.10% penalty-kill percentage of the Flyers is second in the league.
- At 49.5%, the Flyers have the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- The Flyers’ 8.8% shooting percentage is 30th in the league.
- The Flyers have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Flyers Key Players
- Travis Konecny has totaled 27 goals and 28 assists in 57 games for Philadelphia, good for 55 points.
- Joel Farabee has amassed 43 points this season, with 17 goals and 26 assists.
- Owen Tippett is a top player on offense for Philadelphia with 21 goals and 15 assists.
- Samuel Ersson has a 16-11-4 record this season, with a .901 save percentage (36th in the league). He has 706 saves, and has allowed 78 goals (2.6 goals against average).
Flyers Injuries
Rasmus Ristolainen: Upper Body (Out), Jamie Drysdale: Upper Body (Questionable), Travis Konecny: Upper Body (Questionable), Ryan Ellis: Lower Body (Out)