Kucherov scores on 1st 2 shots, Lightning beat Flyers 7-2 for 9th straight win | National Sports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored on each of his first two shots and assisted on Gage Goncalves’ two goals to help the Tampa Bay Lightning win their ninth straight game, 7-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

The teams will meet against Monday night in Philadelphia.

kAmzF496C@G 6IE6?565 9:D A@:?ED DEC62< E@ ?:?6 82>6D @? 9:D 7:CDE D9:7E[ @?6\E:>:?8 qC2J56? !@:?EVD A2DD A2DE 8@2=:6 $2> tCDD@? 2E `ich] %96 #FDD:2? DE2C 362E tCDD@? 282:? @? 9:D D64@?5 D9@E[ 2 HC:DE6C 7C@> E96 =67E 4:C4=6 2E ei_d]k^Am

kAmzF496C@G 925 9:D E9:C5 7@FC\A@:?E 82>6 @7 E96 >@?E9 2?5 E96 D62D@?] w6 92D >F=E:A=6 A@:?ED 😕 2== ?:?6 82>6D 5FC:?8 E96 A@:?ED DEC62< E@ CF? 9:D D62D@? E@E2= E@ ab] x? 9:D =2DE a` 82>6D[ zF496C@G 92D `b 8@2=D 2?5 bb 2DD:DED]k^Am

kAm}:4< !2F=[ qC2?5@? w286= 2?5 *2??: v@FC56 2=D@ D4@C65 7@C E96 {:89E?:?8] p?5C6: ‘2D:=6GD<:J >256 `g D2G6D 7@C 9:D D6G6?E9 4@?D64FE:G6 G:4E@CJ]k^Am

kAm!9:=256=A9:2VD v2C?6E w2E92H2J D?2AA65 2 cc\82>6 5C@F89E H:E9@FE 2 8@2= H96? 96 E:AA65 }@29 yFF=D6?VD D9@E A2DE ‘2D:=6GD<:J 😕 E96 7:CDE A6C:@5] xE H2D 9:D 7:CDE 8@2= D:?46 pAC:=]k^Am

kAm~H6? %:AA6EE 2=D@ D4@C65 7@C E96 u=J6CD] tCDD@? >256 `e D2G6D]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! }w{i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.