Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers Live Online Streaming

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After dismal finishes the past two seasons, the Tampa Bay Lightning have showed promise in 2009-10, although they are struggling away from home once again. The Lightning have had plenty of success on the road against the inconsistent Philadelphia Flyers and will try to continue it Monday night in the opener of a four-game trip. Tampa Bay finished last in the Southeast Division for the second straight season in 2008-09 and had one of the league’s worst road records at 12-22-7.The Lightning were an NHL-worst 11-24-6 away from home the previous season. Following a slow start to 2009-10, Tampa Bay (4-3-4) went 4-0-2 on its just-completed homestand. The Lightning concluded the stretch with a 2-1 shootout loss to New Jersey on Saturday.

Stamkos, however, was one of four shooters that failed to score in the shootout. Tampa Bay has not scored in 14 attempts this season and has suffered four shootout defeats. One of those losses came in the season’s second game at Carolina and represented their best chance for a victory awayfrom home. Tampa Bay has been outscored 18-6 in going 0-3-1 on the road. The Lightning had a franchise-worst 0-7-0 start away from home in 2007-08.

Philadelphia (6-4-1) followed that early run with three straight losses but then defeated Boston and Florida at home. The Flyers fell to San Jose and Washington in their next two games before beating the Hurricanes 6-1 on Saturday. With his performance Saturday, Carle, who played 12 games last season with Tampa Bay, tied Mike Richards for the team lead with 12 points.Gagne is on injured reserve, while Briere remains day to day and is doubtful for Monday.

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Edmonton Oilers vs New York Islanders Live Online Streaming

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Jeff Tambellini has helped spark the New York Islanders offensively as they won their last three games. He may also have made his father wish he played for the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton general manager Steve Tambellini hopes his team can score a goalon the road for the first time in more than seven periods when the Oilers visit the Islanders on Monday night. The elder Tambellini was already at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday night, when Jeff notched his first career hat trick to help New York beat Buffalo 5-0. “

After losing six straight to start 2009-10, New York has gone 4-1-2 in its last seven and scored at least four goals in each of its last two contests. The Islanders failed to reach that number in the season’s first 11 games. Martin Biron earned his first victory with New York with a 38-save performance against the Sabres, while the Islanders chased red-hot Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller. Edmonton (7-6-1) opened 6-2-1 before losing four of five - a stretch that included three shutouts.

Nikolai Khabibulin has been busy during Edmonton’s struggles, facing an average of nearly 36 shots in his last four starts. He has a 3.45 goals-against average in that stretch. Khabibulin has had trouble in his career versus the Islanders, going 5-10-0 with a 3.90 GAA in 17 starts.New York’s Dwayne Roloson could face the Oilers for the first time since spending the previous three-plus seasons with the club. While Biron is coming off the shutout, the two have been sharing time and Roloson stopped 71 of 75 shots in winning his last two appearances.

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Los Angeles Kings vs Phoenix Coyotes Live Online Streaming

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The Phoenix Coyotes have been the NHL’s stingiest team during their surprising start, but the Los Angeles Kings are one of the few clubs that has found ways to score against Phoenix goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.After splitting their first two meetings, the Pacific Division rivals face off for a third time Monday night at Jobing.com Arena with the Coyotes looking for a fourth straight win overall. Thanks in large part to Bryzgalov, Phoenix (9-4-0) leads the league with a 1.92 goals-against average. The Coyotes have allowed three goals during their three-game winning streak, the latest victory coming Saturday when Bryzgalov stopped 32 shots and all three shootout attempts in a 3-2 win over Anaheim. Strong team defense helped Phoenix kill six of Anaheim’s seven power plays, all in the first two periods. The Ducks’ only goal with the man advantage came at the end of a lengthy 5-on-3.

Even though the crowds at Jobing.com Arena have been sparse, with a season-low 6,495 attending Saturday’s game, the Kings are the only one of Phoenix’s six visitors to score more than two goals. Los Angeles beat the Coyotes 5-3 in Glendale on Oct. 24. Combined with Phoenix’s 6-3 win at Los Angeles on Oct. 3, Bryzgalov has a 3.51 GAA against the Kings this season, compared with a 1.38 mark against other opponents. Six of Los Angeles’ goals against the Coyotes have come on the power play.

Anze Kopitar, whose 21 points rank second in the NHL behind Alexander Ovechkin, was held off the scoresheet in both contests. He had a goal and four assists in the two games against Phoenix. Los Angeles (8-4-2) has still managed to go 4-0-2 in its last six, with goalie Jon Quick anchoring a strong defense. In his last 10 starts, Quick is 6-2-2 with a 2.07 GAA.

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