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Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, March 25, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, March 25, 2027, with puck drop at 6:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Flyers 0, Lightning 1 so far; the last game finished PHI 1, TBL 4.

Rest and travel

Flyers

Game 3 of a road trip: NY Islanders and New Jersey, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 152027-03-15: no game
  2. 162027-03-16: vs DET
  3. 172027-03-17: no game
  4. 182027-03-18: vs BOS
  5. 192027-03-19: no game
  6. 202027-03-20: at NYI
  7. 212027-03-21: no game
  8. 222027-03-22: no game
  9. 232027-03-23: at NJD
  10. 242027-03-24: no game
  11. 252027-03-25: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,001 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,118 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 152027-03-15: at WSH
  2. 162027-03-16: no game
  3. 172027-03-17: at TOR
  4. 182027-03-18: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 192027-03-19: no game
  6. 202027-03-20: at OTT
  7. 212027-03-21: no game
  8. 222027-03-22: no game
  9. 232027-03-23: vs FLA
  10. 242027-03-24: no game
  11. 252027-03-25: vs PHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Philadelphia FlyersFlyersTue, Oct 13 vs SEA
  1. L1NewCouturier#14Zegras#46Tippett#74
    12:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Dvorak#22Barkey#86Foerster#71
    8:45 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewCates#27Michkov#39Martone#94
    6:40 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBunting#58Acciari#52Studnicka#23
    4:44 together at 5v5
  1. D1Sanheim#6Bonk#59
    17:34 together at 5v5
  2. D2Seeler#24Drysdale#9
    15:15 together at 5v5
  3. D3Benoit#44Jiricek#5
    9:12 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bunting LZegras CFoerster RMartone RJiricek D1:46
  2. 2Dvorak CBarkey CTippett RMichkov RDrysdale D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Couturier CSeeler DSanheim D1:57
  2. 2Dvorak CFoerster RSanheim DBenoit D0:38
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PHITBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PHI 63% (11th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PHI 2:03 left (6th earliest · 10 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PHI 46.0s (5th shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PHI 22% (least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series