Looking to rebound from a 3-0 shutout loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia Flyers faced a tougher matchup in the Tampa Bay Lightning, who were the second best team in the Eastern Conference record-wise coming into the game.
Calvin Pickard started in-net after the Flyers announced on Friday that goaltender Brian Elliott will be sidelined for about two weeks with a lower-body injury. Louis Domingue opposed him for the Lightning. Domingue entered the game with a 4-2 record, a 3.