Patrick Maroon would provide the only goal on a Matt Niskanen failed clearing attempt and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning (27-13-4) held the Philadelphia Flyers (23-16-6) off the scoreboard in a Saturday matchup at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia.
Oskar Lindblom was in attendance and received a rousing ovation from the sold-out crowd.
Carter Hart was, once again, on his game stopping 27 Tampa Bay Shots but outdueled by counterpart, Andrei Vasilevskiy who shut out Philadelphia on 23 attempts.
The defeat ended a mini win streak of two games for the home team.
Kevin has followed and promoted the game of lacrosse since May 19, 1974.
The same day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Cup, the Philadelphia Wings were introduced to Neibauer and Philadelphia.
Kevin has covered many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, and.. lacrosse. A former licensed football referee and baseball umpire, Kevin brings a unique insight to his game coverage.
A published writer in JustHockey Magazine, Kevin covered the American Hockey League as well as a monthly story on a pugilist where Kevin used the pen name, The Rink Rat. Neibauer turned his attentions to lacrosse for a few years and does his part, whether podcasting or writing to grow the game. Kevin branched out to his roots and currently provides insight for all Philadelphia teams for Edge of Philly as well as his full-time duties with LaxPhilly.
