Nikita Kucherov records four points and Gage Goncalves scores twice as Tampa Bay dominates. January 10, 2026.
Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Philadelphia Flyers 2 Xfinity Mobile Arena, Voorhees, NJ
Nikita Kucherov scored on each of his first two shots and recorded four points (2G, 2A) as Tampa Bay (27-13-3) won its ninth straight game with a 7-2 victory over Philadelphia (22-13-8) Saturday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Kucherov extended his point streak to nine games with multiple points in all nine. Gage Goncalves added two goals while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves for his seventh consecutive victory.
How It Happened
First Period: Kucherov scored on his first shot at 1:49 after Point took the puck off Denver Barkey along the left boards and sent a cross-ice pass for a tap-in. Garnet Hathaway deflected Noah Juulsen’s shot from the right point at 4:15 for his first goal of the season in his fourth game back after being scratched for six. Kucherov beat Ersson over his glove with a wrister from the left circle at 6:05, assisted by Point and Charle-Edouard D’Astous, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead.
Second Period: Nick Paul extended the Lightning’s lead to 3-1 at 13:37, scoring off the rebound of Charle-Edouard D’Astous’ shot with Anthony Cirelli also assisting.
Third Period: Tampa Bay broke the game open with four goals on eight shots. Goncalves took a pass from Kucherov on the rush and went backhand-forehand, sliding the puck under Travis Sanheim’s stick at 2:03 to make it 4-1. Brandon Hagel skated through the middle and finished Jake Guentzel’s pass at 3:37 for a 5-1 lead. Owen Tippett pulled Philadelphia within 5-2 at 4:45 on the power play, assisted by Christian Dvorak. Yanni Gourde finished a breakaway at 9:00 after Trevor Zegras turned the puck over at the Tampa Bay blue line. Goncalves capped his two-goal night at 11:00 with a shot from the right circle, assisted by Kucherov and Point.
Goaltending
Vasilevskiy earned his seventh consecutive victory with 18 saves on 20 shots (.900). Sam Ersson took the loss for Philadelphia, stopping 16 of 23 shots (.696).
Special Teams
Tampa Bay: 0-for-2 PP | Philadelphia: 1-for-2 PP (50%) | Penalties: TBL 9 min, PHI 9 min
Three Stars
⭐⭐⭐ Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – 2 goals, 2 assists (4 points) ⭐⭐ Gage Goncalves (TBL) – 2 goals ⭐ Brayden Point (TBL) – 3 assists
Team Statistics
| Category | Tampa Bay | Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 7 | 2 |
| Shots | 23 | 20 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 1/2 |
| Penalty Minutes | 9 | 9 |
| Faceoff % | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| Hits | 18 | 32 |
| Blocked Shots | 6 | 14 |
Scoring Summary
First Period
- 1:49 TBL – Nikita Kucherov (21) – Assists: Brayden Point (17)
- 4:15 PHI – Garnet Hathaway (1) – Assists: Noah Juulsen (5), Rodrigo Abols (7)
- 6:05 TBL – Nikita Kucherov (22) – Assists: Brayden Point (18), Charle-Edouard D’Astous (12)
Second Period
- 13:37 TBL – Nick Paul (5) – Assists: Charle-Edouard D’Astous (13), Anthony Cirelli (14)
Third Period
- 2:03 TBL – Gage Goncalves (5) – Assists: Nikita Kucherov (42), Darren Raddysh (25)
- 3:37 TBL – Brandon Hagel (21) – Assists: Jake Guentzel (26), Anthony Cirelli (15)
- 4:45 PHI – Owen Tippett (14) – Assists: Christian Dvorak (19) (PP)
- 9:00 TBL – Yanni Gourde (6) – Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (3)
- 11:00 TBL – Gage Goncalves (6) – Assists: Nikita Kucherov (43), Brayden Point (19)
Key Notes
- Tampa Bay won its ninth straight game, their longest win streak since winning 11 in a row in 2019-20
- The streak comes after Tampa Bay won just two of their previous nine games (2-6-1)
- Nikita Kucherov extended his point streak to nine games (23 points: 9G, 14A) with eight straight multipoint games
- Kucherov has 36 career four-point games, third among active NHL players behind Connor McDavid (45) and Sidney Crosby (43)
- Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his seventh consecutive victory
- Jon Cooper earned his 599th NHL coaching win, one shy of 600 victories
- Garnet Hathaway snapped a goal drought in his fourth game back after being scratched for six games
- Jake Guentzel extended his point streak to four games (6 points: 1G, 5A)
- Brandon Hagel extended his point streak to five games (8 points: 3G, 5A)
- Darren Raddysh extended his point streak to five games (10 points: 4G, 6A)
- The teams will meet again Monday in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center
- Philadelphia played without Travis Konecny (upper-body injury, day-to-day)
Up Next
Tampa Bay: The Lightning travel to Philadelphia for a rematch with the Flyers on Monday, January 12 at Wells Fargo Center.
Philadelphia: The Flyers host Tampa Bay on Monday, January 12 at Wells Fargo Center for the second of back-to-back meetings.
