Tom Sestitos two goals help Flyers beat Bolts 2-1

Coming into Tuesdays game between the Lightning and Flyers Tom sestito had three career goals, and none since December 23rd 2010, over two years. Tuesday night he had two and they were the only two for the Flyers in a 2-1 win. It doesnt matter that he was fed beautifully for both goals and was basically in a one on one situation for both of them, what matters is he got them. The Lightning meanwhile, has had their high flying offense slow down the past two games, which was inevitable, but still a little alarming when you look at the stats tonight.

Only 22 shots on net, including no real good chances on a power play late. They just didnt want to shoot on that power play and really wasted a lot of time passing and ended up with nothing of substance.

0 for 4 on the power play. Having the number on power play in the league coming in, this was another stat that was inevitably going to come down, but the power play was a heavy dissapointment tonight.

Two odd man rushes in the second period that yielded zero shots. One had a pass tipped on a two one one, the other a whiffed shot.

Benoit Puliot was the lone goal scorer for the Lightning, in the third period with a beautiful feed from Purcell.

St Louis seemed unwilling to shoot the puck late in the game at a time where you just need to shoot at the net and see what happens. It was frustrating to see.

Purcell ended up with an assist, but his performance the rest of the night was very subpar.

Matt Carle had a chance to feed stamkos as the final seconds dwindled for one last shot but the pass was very poor and Stamkos never got a shot off. A microcosm of the whole night.

Still in first in the division

Southeast Standings:
1. Tampa Bay Lightning: 12 points
2. Winnipeg Jets: 9 points
3. Carolina Hurricanes: 8 points
4. Florida Panthers: 7 points
5. Washington Capitals: 5 points