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01/10 20:45 CST Kucherov scores on 1st 2 shots, Lightning beat Flyers 7-2 for
9th straight win
Kucherov scores on 1st 2 shots, Lightning beat Flyers 7-2 for 9th straight win
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
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.
Kucherov extended his points streak to nine games on his first shift,
one-timing Brayden Point's pass past goalie Sam Ersson at 1:49. The Russian
star beat Ersson again on his second shot, a wrister from the left circle at
6:05.
Kucherov had his third four-point game of the month and the season. He has
multiple points in all nine games during the points streak to run his season
total to 23. In his last 21 games, Kucherov has 13 goals and 33 assists.
Nick Paul, Brandon Hagel and Yanni Gourde also scored for the Lightning. Andrei
Vasilevskiy made 18 saves for his seventh consecutive victory.
Philadelphia's Garnet Hathaway snapped a 44-game drought without a goal when he
tipped Noah Juulsen's shot past Vasilevskiy in the first period. It was his
first goal since April.
Owen Tippett also scored for the Flyers. Ersson made 16 saves.
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