Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia 3-7 - The Flyers scored four times in the first 8:37 of the second period en route to a 7-3 victory. The Lightning lost Victor Hedman and Tyler Johnson because of lower-body injuries. Hedman, the Lightning's ice-time leader, did not return after playing 6:56 in eight shifts in the first period.
Philadelphia led 2-1 after one period but scored five times in the second, including four in a 6:52 span early in the second, to take control. Voracek started the run when he one-timed a Streit pass from the right circle between Nabokov's right arm and body for a power-play goal at 1:45, and 51 seconds later Pierre-Edouard Bellemare made it 4-1 when he got into the slot and tipped a VandeVelde shot past Nabokov at 2:36. The Lightning changed goalies, bringing in Bishop, but it did little to help. Matt Carle was assessed a double-minor for high-sticking at 6:49 and Streit capitalized with his fifth goal of the season at 7:02. With Carle still in the box, Johnson was called for high-sticking and Brayden Schenn scored his 10th of the season when he picked the top corner over Bishop's glove. Michael Raffl closed the run with a goal from in front at 15:01 to give the Flyers a 7-1 lead. The Lightning were able to push back a bit in the third, outshooting the Flyers 13-2 and getting Callahan's power-play goal, but it wasn't close to enough. With another game Tuesday, the Lightning will have to shake it off fast.
Colorado @ Washington 1-2 - Alex Ovechkin scored his 74th career game-winning goal in Washington's 2-1 victory. Seven seconds after Evgeny Kuznetsov barely missed on a shot from the slot that struck the goal post, Beagle scored his sixth goal at 7:34. After winning an offensive-zone faceoff, Beagle skated toward the net. Tom Wilson's shot hit Jason Chimera in front of the goal, but Beagle quickly backhanded the rebound past Varlamov to give Washington a 1-0 lead. The Capitals decidedly controlled the second period, outshooting Colorado 20-7, but the Avalanche tied the game at 10:58. On the power play after Joel Ward tripped Gabriel Landeskog, Jarome Iginla drove wide and powered past John Carlson, sliding a pass to Tanguay as he cut to the net. Holtby made the first save, but Tanguay collected his own rebound for his team-leading 13th goal of the season. Ovechkin restored the Capitals' lead at 17:46 on the power play, beating Varlamov five-hole with his patented left-circle shot shortly after Washington wore down Colorado's penalty killers in a lengthy board battle. It was Ovechkin's 22nd of the season and sixth in his past seven games.
Dominated in the second period, the Avalanche commandeered control of the third period with an 18-6 shot advantage. Avalanche coach Patrick Roy pulled Varlamov with about two minutes remaining and Tanguay narrowly missed tying the game, pushing a backhand shot just wide of the goal with 1:07 left.
Toronto @ Los Angeles 0-2 - Anze Kopitar scored 37 seconds into the game and goalie Martin Jones made 19 saves to lead the Kings to a 2-0 win. It came in their first game without left wing Tanner Pearson and right wing Tyler Toffoli, out indefinitely with a broken fibula and mononucleosis, respectively. Kopitar briefly left the game nearly three minutes into the third period when he was struck by shot from Maple Leafs defenseman Dion Phaneuf, but he barely missed a shift. Jones got his first win since Dec. 4 and third shutout this season. He allowed 10 goals on 36 shots in his past two appearances. Jones became the fastest goalie (29 games) in modern-day NHL history (1967-68) to record seven career shutouts. Kopitar lifted a shot that hit the camera inside the net and came out. Play resumed but it was reviewed and determined to be his 10th goal. Marian Gaborik scored an empty-net goal with one minute left. The game was tight and hard-fought; the Kings and Maple Leafs combined for 71 hits.
Kopitar's goal highlighted a first period dominated by the Kings, who held Toronto to one shot through 15 minutes and three for the period. The Maple Leafs' lone scoring chance came from Kessel on a rush. Toronto center Leo Komarov left the game in the second period because of an upper-body injury. Komarov went into the end boards and came out clutching his shoulder and arm. It was the 900th win in Kings history (900-681-261), and the first time they shut out Toronto since Feb.20, 1988.
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