Lightning Beat Flyers 4-1, Vasilevskiy in Top 20 & Kucherov Sets Franchise Record | Daily Strike - October 6, 2026

The Tampa Bay Lightning are heating up early in the season.

On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick recaps the Lightning's impressive 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, their second consecutive win as the Bolts improved to 2-1-0 on the season. Tampa Bay controlled play from start to finish, outshooting Philadelphia 36-14 and getting contributions throughout the lineup.

Brayden Point opened the scoring with his first goal of the season, while Pontus Holmberg added his first goal as a Bolt during a strong second period. The Lightning then pulled away late with a pair of third-period goals to secure another convincing win on home ice.

Hear postgame reaction from Head Coach Jon Cooper and Brayden Point as the Bolts continue building momentum after a season-opening loss in New York.

Meanwhile, Andrei Vasilevskiy earned the 372nd victory of his NHL career, tying Andy Moog for 20th place on the NHL's all-time wins list. The Lightning goaltender has stopped 31 of the last 33 shots he's faced and owns a 2.05 goals-against average through the opening week of the season.

In Today's Episode:

• Full recap of the Lightning's 4-1 win over the Flyers
• Brayden Point scores his first goal of the season
• Pontus Holmberg nets his first goal as a Bolt
• Andrei Vasilevskiy ties Andy Moog for 20th all-time in NHL victories with win No. 372
• Ryan McDonagh plays his 400th game with the Lightning, becoming the 23rd skater and 7th defenseman to reach the milestone
• Nikita Kucherov passes Vincent Lecavalier for the most game-opening goals participated in in franchise history
• Injury updates on Emil Lilleberg and Dominic James
• Preview of Thursday's matchup against the Minnesota Wild
• This Day in Lightning History: Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov and J.T. Miller key a 2018 Home Opening victory over the Florida Panthers
• Happy Birthday to former Bolt Gabriel Dumont and current Lightning forward Jake Guentzel

The Lightning now get a day off before returning to practice on Wednesday ahead of Thursday night's showdown with the Minnesota Wild. Subscribe to Daily Strike for daily Tampa Bay Lightning news, game recaps, player interviews, injury updates, prospect coverage, and everything happening around the Bolts all season long.

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