Flyers look to sweep round robin with win over Lightning

Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWe’ve reached the end of the round robin, for the Flyers at least, and they’ve got a big game ahead of them as they face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flyers are cruising pretty nicely through the round robin, as they’ve picked up decisive wins over the Bruins and Capitals in their first two games. But the Lightning are playing some good hockey, themselves, and have collected wins (in regulation over the Bruins and in a shootout against the Capitals) in their first two games. They also have the edge in the regular season series against the Flyers, as they won both of those two meetings. This is all just to say that the Lightning figure to be a formidable opponent, but the Flyers are also playing really well right now, so who knows what will happen.

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