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PHILADELPHIA -- Tampa Bays goaltending tandem of Ben Bishop and Andrei Vasilevskiy is doing its best to help the Lightning make up for the loss of Steven Stamkos.Vasilevskiy made 32 saves for his second consecutive shutout, leading Tampa Bay to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin scored for the Lightning, who have won four in a row to improve to 12-6-1.Stamkos got hurt in the first period of a 4-3 win at Detroit on Tuesday. The team announced Thursday that he had a torn ligament in his right knee, shelving the star center for four months.Bishop then stopped 32 shots in a 4-1 victory at Buffalo on Thursday night, and Vasilevskiy stepped up against Philadelphia. He also earned a shutout in his last appearance, stopping 24 shots in a 4-0 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night.Hes locked in, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of Vasilevskiy. Hes in command. Guys are coming down against him and theyre almost deflated because hes in that much command of whats going on. Hes tracking every puck and when stuff gets a little scrambly hes the calm in the storm and hes swallowing pucks.The Flyers (8-8-3) lost in regulation for the first time since Nov. 11, ending a 2-0-1 streak. They went 0 for 5 on the power play.We were not good, Flyers right wing Jakub Voracek said. Sometimes you get the bounces that you dont get in the other games. Sometimes the power play isnt working your way but you still get the shots through and some lucky tips. We just have to make sure we keep working on it.Drouins goal capped a tough game for the forward, who missed seven straight games with an injury and left for a brief stretch after taking a check to the head.He got a long stretch pass from Palat and beat Steve Mason for his third of the season at 4:26 of the third.We made a couple of errors there, Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. But he made a heck of a play and finished it with a good, strong drive to the net.The Lightning were outshot 12-6 in the first period, but grabbed a 1-0 lead on Johnsons sixth of the season. Alex Killorn slid a pass to Johnson for a tap-in on the power play at 14:25.Palat made it 2-0 in the second, weaving through the slot and snapping a shot past Mason for his third of the season.Mason finished with 15 saves.Cooper said the Lightning need to keep getting solid team efforts if they hope to keep winning without Stamkos.The problem is it happened to somebody that was playing as good as weve ever seen him play in his career and hes our captain, Cooper said. But these things happen in the game and weve got to push on and weve been doing that.Game notes The Lightning lost Drouin in the first period and LW Ryan Callahan in the second, but both players returned from their injuries. ... LW Brian Boyle sat out with an upper-body injury, leaving the Lightning with 11 healthy forwards and seven defensemen. D Anton Stralman (upper-body injury) also sat out. ... Flyers D Shayne Gostisbehere returned after he was a healthy scratch Thursday night against Winnipeg. D Andrew MacDonald sat in his place.UP NEXTFlyers: Visit the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.Lightning: Visit the Nashville Predators on Monday night. NMD Wholesale . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. CTV Edmonton also says Pocklington gave a $100,000 cash deposit as part of the conditions of his bail, and that he will be out on bail until his appeal is heard. NMD For Sale . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. https://www.cheapnmdoutlet.com/ . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. NMD Replica . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. NMD China . The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. Frustrated and dejected Central Coast coach Paul Okon believes an incorrect handball call allowed Brisbane to score the opening goal in Sundays 2-1 A-League loss.Okon was quick to vent after Liam Rose was pinged for a first-half handball offence and the Roar subsequently awarded a free-kick that Dimi Petratos belted into the top corner of the net.The first-season coach, whos recently been outspoken about officiating standards, was seen speaking with referee Chris Beath at halftime and let out an exasperated chuckle when asked about the incident after the match.Im probably the worst person to ask because I dont understand the handball rule, Okon said.I keep getting consistently told that its down to the interpretation of the referee.The player says it hit him on the shoulder, that he never went with the arm.The referee says he made a movement with his arm.I dont recall a movement so from where Im sitting it doesnt look like a free-kick.But its still got to go in, and it was a great strike that was very difficult for the goalkeeper to get.The Mariners were rewarded for their mettle with Roy ODonovans second-half equaliser thanks to a top-class assist from Fabio Ferreiraa.ddddddddddddBut a clearly disappointed Okon admitted Thomas Broichs peach of a cross to set up Jamie Maclarens winner was simply too good for his ninth-placed side, whose grit he praised but whose front-third execution still needs work.The loss is Central Coasts third on the trot and comes directly before three formidable match-ups against pacesetters Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Sydney FC.We have a nine or 10-day turnaround now until our next game after Christmas, Okon said.Thats an opportunity for us to get some work into the players, really crank it up.Because weve got two games in three days, and then six days later Sydney FC.So tough games, but the players showed a lot of belief against a very good team in the Roar, who are in a good patch now.Defender Jacques Faty is expected to return after playing a youth game to ease back from a knee injury thats kept him out for more than a month.He got through that quite well, he feels good, and hopefully hell now really step it up and put his hand up for the Victory game, Okon said. 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