Lightning beat Flyers as Vasilevskiy ties career wins mark

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 13 shots and earned his 372nd career victory, moving into a tie for 20th place on the NHL career wins list, as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 in an NHL game on Monday night at Benchmark International Arena. Pontus Holmberg and Ilya Mikheyev each had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay. Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel also scored, while Nikita Kucherov added two assists. Hagel, Tampa Bay’s top star, recorded eight shots on goal. Tyson Foerster scored for Philadelphia, with assists from Nick Seeler and Sean Couturier. Vasilevskiy tied Andy Moog on the career wins list and needs two more wins to tie John Vanbiesbrouck for 19th. Attendance was 19,092. Tampa Bay improved to 2-1. Philadelphia dropped to 0-4. The Lightning host Minnesota on Thursday, while the Flyers visit Ottawa on Thursday.