The Tampa Bay Lightning are enjoying their best stretch of the season, but there is cause for concern as they prepare to host the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.

Coach Jon Cooper's team earned its 11th win in the past 14 outings (11-3-0) in a wild 5-3 affair at the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, which helped the squad climb in the standings even further.

Buoyed by the run, the Lightning have risen from mid-pack in the Atlantic Division to second place, trailing the Detroit Red Wings by one point with one game in hand.

However, Saturday's victory in the nation's capital may have come at a cost, as dynamic scorers Nikita Kucherov, who had a goal and two assists, and Brayden Point both suffered injuries.

Kucherov played just 5:18 and departed in the second period after a hard

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