Pontus Holmberg and Ilya Mikheyev each had a goal and assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 13 shots to move into a tie for 20th place on the NHL career wins list, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Monday night.

Versus the Caps, the Lightning thoroughly dominated the first period, and then the final 40 minutes were more evenly played. In this contest against Philadelphia, the Lightning dictated action for nearly three full periods. They outshot the Flyers, 36-14, and attempts finished 69 to 36 in favor of Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay's Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist as the Lightning won for the second straight time on their three-game homestand, handling the winless Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Monday night.

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The Lightning are backed by Vasilevskiy, who has that terrific career line against Philadelphia. That line includes the 2-time Vezina victor stopping 51 of 52 pucks against the Flyers last season. The Bolts figure to be able to develop a slew of high-danger looks against a Philly group that has been picked apart in that area of the ice.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without one of their defensemen for the next little while, as head coach Jon Cooper told reporters that Emil Lilleberg will be out for Monday night’s game and possibly about a week longer after suffering an injury during a fight.