FLYERS NEWS

Lightning 5 Flyers 2

It Was Over When....

The Lightning's Vincent Lecavalier and Eric Perrin scored consecutive goals on the Flyers empty net with just over 2:oo minutes to play in the 3rd period, to put Tampa Bay up for good 5-2. Earlier in the period the Flyers had started a furious comeback cutting the lead to 3-2, but after going to the empty net in order to get the equalizer, they ran out of luck.

The Game Puck Goes To....

Lightning goalie Johann Holmqvist who had 30 saves on 32 shots for the night. Yes he allowed 2 goals, but in the new NHL 2 goals is nothing and if not for Holmqvist, the Flyers would have had their 2 goals one period earlier.

The Stat Of the Game Is....

0, as o goals in the first 2 periods for the Flyers. You just can't get off to such a slow start and expect to win. If the Flyers had scored even 1 goal in the first 2 periods, they might have had a chance to win this one.

The Bottom Line Is....

I don't know what it is, but for some reason the Lightning seem to bring out the worst in the Flyers and they did again tonight. The Lightning weren't even fresh, as they just played a game last night, and yet they still had enough to beat the Flyers. That goes to show, that the Flyers just aren't explosive enough right now, to consistently compete in every game, and I am not sure if they ever will be this season.