This is an 8* SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION on the Philadelphia Flyers.

REASONING: Tampa Bay comes to town off a 4-1 road win at Buffalo, while Philadelphia enters off a 5-2 thrashing of the Winnipeg Jets. The Lightning have won all three of their games so far on this road trip, but we think they'll finally have a letdown here after losing their captain Steven Stamkos to injury for an undetermined amount of time. Note that Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop is 4-3 with a 2.59 GAA on the road this year (and note that he's just 2-2 with a 2.85 GAA lifetime against Philadelphia). Flyers' goaltender Steve Mason is just 4-8 with a 3.13 GAA, but looked solid in the win over the Jets (note that he owns a 2.60 GAA lifetime against Tampa Bay). Philadelphia is ranked third in the NHL with an average of 3.33 GPG. Philadlephia has been getting better defensive play and goaltending and catches the Lightning vulnerable in this spot. Play on the FLYERS.

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