Tampa Bay at Philadelphia

No reason to step in against Tampa Bay in this spot. The Lightning are in a groove, winning eight consecutive games. The Flyers haven't scored the past two times they've met Tampa Bay, including losing 3-0 on the road on Nov. 24. Tampa Bay has gone 14-4-3 in road games and is 26-13-3 overall. They have a plus-34 goal differential. Philadelphia's plus 10 by comparison. The Flyers are 6-8 during their past 14 games. They rank 19th in scoring and 30th on the power play. The Lightning's power play has just been average, but they are the No. 2 scoring team in the NHL. Tampa Bay has scored four or more goals in each of its last eight games. The Lightning are averaging 4.8 goals a game during this span. Philadelphia has injuries to forwards Travis Konecny and Bobby Brink. Both are questionable. Konecny is second on the team in points and goals. Take the Lightning.