Flyers play Lightning at AMALIE Arena on October 5, 2026.
Both teams are still finding their footing early in the season. Tampa Bay is 0-1-0 after one game, while Philadelphia is 0-1-1 after two. Last season, the Lightning finished 50-26-6 with 106 points. The Flyers finished 43-27-12 with 98 points.
Tampa Bay’s only recent game produced one goal from Nikita Kucherov and one assist from Brayden Point. Philadelphia has played two recent games. Travis Sanheim leads that stretch with one goal, and Travis Konecny has one assist. The Flyers have earned one point so far, compared with none for the Lightning.
The Lightning won all three meetings with the Flyers last season. Tampa Bay took the first meeting 3-0, then won 7-2 and 5-1. The Lightning also won 2-0 in the 2024-25 season. Philadelphia’s only win in these five meetings was a 4-3 result on March 13, 2025.
Tampa Bay gets the edge from that clear history against Philadelphia. The Lightning have scored 21 goals across the five meetings and allowed 10. Kucherov also enters on the scoresheet after Tampa Bay’s first game, giving the home team a proven threat on offense on Monday, October 5.
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Flyers visit Lightning on October 5, 2026. Puck drop is 6:00 PM CDT.
At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.
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