Burns: Three Things we learned from a convincing win in Philly

Tampa Bay came into Sunday's contest in Philadelphia a bit road weary on the second half of a back-to-back set and having gone to overtime the night prior in a 3-2 win in Boston.
The Flyers, playing their first game in four days, were rested and waiting for the Lightning. And they were angry having lost seven in a row prior to playing the Lightning.
Naturally, Tampa Bay was the team with jump and energy in a through 7-1 dismantling of the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

The Lightning scored twice in the opening period, chased Philadelphia starting goalie Carter Hart after going up 5-0 midway through the second and tacked on two more goals in the third to match the largest margin of victory for a road contest in franchise history. The Bolts swept the three-game season series and have now won 10 in a row in the regular season over the Flyers, their lengthiest active run against one team.
Tampa Bay collected its 1,000th regular season victory in franchise history.
Four separate Lightning skaters put up three-point nights: Corey Perry (2-1-3 pts.), Ryan McDonagh (1-2-3 pts.), Victor Hedman (0-3-3 pts.) and Ross Colton (0-3-3 pts.). Jan Rutta finished plus-five, becoming just the 13th Tampa Bay player all-time to record a plus-five or better rating (Matt Carle owns the record at plus-6 Jan. 11, 2014 vs. PHI).
Brian Elliott took a shutout over 47 minutes and finished with a Lightning season-high 38 saves on 39 shots to win against his former team. Elliott hasn't been defeated in regulation in four-straight starts, going 3-0-1 since November 6.
Here's how pretty much everything went right for the Lightning Sunday night in Philly.

1. AN EMPHATIC ANSWER
For the first six minutes of Sunday's contest, it appeared the final result could have been similar but in the other direction.
Philadelphia controlled play against the sluggish Lightning. The Flyers were quicker to pucks. The Bolts appeared to be stuck in mud at times, thinking about what their next move would be rather than reacting decisively and playing quickly. The Flyers held the puck in the offensive zone for large stretches and were generating decent scoring chances.
The Lightning leaned on backup netminder Brian Elliott through the rough start. Elliott, who came to Tampa Bay this offseason after four seasons with the Flyers, was strong in his return to Philadelphia, helping to settle the Bolts down.
"We actually talked about that as a staff and a team, we knew we had to weather that first six minutes, just short turnaround for us, kind of a tough trip, sneaky back-to-back, long airport rides," Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said. "They pushed, and Moose was there for us. You need your goalie to make those saves until we get our legs."
The game changed once Tampa Bay scored the opening goal. Ryan McDonagh cleaned up a rebound 8:24 into the contest to give the Lightning the lead against the run of play. McDonagh finished with a goal and two assists Sunday night for his fourth three-point game as a member of the Lightning and seventh of his career.
Corey Perry further demoralized the Flyers by hopping on a rebound one minute after McDonagh's opening tally to put the Bolts ahead 2-0.
From there, it was total domination.
The Lightning were energized by their two-goal lead and started to play with pace and purpose.
The shaken Flyers were undone by the pair of quick strikes by the Bolts.
"We kind of get those two back-to-back and probably for them, team's not getting results they want, and they show good push and then we're up 2-0," Cooper said. "That was probably a little bit of a turning point but big part because of our goalie."

2. BO KNOWS HOW TO FIND THE BACK OF THE NET
Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk have been joined at the hip from the first moment they joined the Lightning organization.
Both rookie forwards were taken in the second round of the 2016 NHL Draft, Katchouk 44th overall and Raddysh 58th. Their paths from junior to the American Hockey League to the National Hockey League have mirrored one another as well. They each earned a spot on Tampa Bay's opening night roster out of training camp to make their NHL debuts this season.
And a night after Raddysh scored his first career NHL goal in Boston, becoming just the fifth Lightning player all-time to score his first shorthanded, Katchouk joined him in the goal column on Sunday after being the first to a loose puck in the blue paint to the right of Philly goalie Carter Hart and shoving it over the goal line at 6:47 of the second period to extend Tampa Bay's lead to 4-0.
Katchouk joked with Bally Sports Sun pre- and post-game host Paul Kennedy during an intermission interview he was ribbing Raddysh on the bench about scoring sooner than he did.
Katchouk needed 16 games to get his first NHL goal; Raddysh earned his in game No. 21.
"A little bit of bragging rights," Katchouk said. "I'm going to tease him for sure."
Raddysh scored four minutes before Katchouk for his second goal, becoming the 10th player in Lightning history to record his first two career NHL goals in back-to-back games.
Since Katchouk and Raddysh have been placed on a line together centered by Ross Colton, Cooper and his coaching staff have liked what they've seen from the youngsters. They play a hard-nosed, gritty game with pace and often keep the puck buried inside the offensive zone whenever they take the ice.
They weren't getting rewarded on the scoresheet in their first few games together, but they were playing the game the right way and helping the Lightning win games.
Now, they've started to contribute offensively as well, which is a big boost for a Lightning team looking to replace the scoring punch with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point out due to injury.
"Much deserved," Cooper said of that line's recent success. "Much like last night, they've been all around it. It's a tough league to score in. First of all, tough league to get to let along to score in it. Those guys have been a big part of the fact we're winning some games here. Their work ethic, (Katchouk) deserves it. They were around it all night. Good for him."
In addition to goals from Katchouk and Raddysh, Colton tallied three assists for his first career multi-point game in the NHL. Those three have combined for 10 points over the last four contests.
"We've been bonding so well off the ice and on the ice," Katchouk said. "It's showing each and every game. It's okay if we don't score. We're out there to create some energy, create something for the other lines. I think we've been doing that really, really well. It's a bonus if we score goals too."

3. SECONDARY SCORING SHINES
Speaking of secondary scoring, the Lightning had it in spades Sunday night in Philadelphia.
In addition to goals from Katchouk and Raddysh and Colton's three-point night, Corey Perry scored a pair of goals, including one on the power play, and added an assist for his first multi-point and three-point game as a member of the Lightning.
Perry now has five goals and eight points over the last eight games after contributing just one point in the first 16 games of the season.
"It always seems the team he goes on seems to have some success. There's a reason why," Cooper said. "A big part of it that people don't see is how he is in the room and on the bench with the guys. Then when you're out there and playing in all those tough areas, kind of bleeds into the other players. When you look at somebody, especially his age and his pedigree and he's still doing it, guys have no choice but to follow him."
Perry's linemates Patrick Maroon and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare found the scoresheet too, Maroon connecting for the Bolts' sixth goal at 5:29 of the third and Bellemare contributing an assist on Perry's marker.
Ryan McDonagh scored Tampa Bay's opening goal and added two assists to reach 10 points on the season, becoming the third Lightning defenseman to reach double figures for scoring.
Mathieu Joseph netted a shorthanded goal - Tampa Bay's second-straight game with a shorthanded goal after going the first 22 games without one - and pumped in an assist for his first multi-point game of the season and seventh of his career.
Tampa Bay played its eighth-straight game without both Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point in the lineup. The Lightning are 6-1-1 without both, mainly because others who weren't scoring much earlier in the season are now finding the back of the net with regularity to help offset their massive loss.
"We were like 15, 16 games in, and Bo, Raddy, Belly, Perry, all those guys hadn't had one yet," Cooper said. "So it's just a matter of time. If we're going to go anywhere, we're going to need our depth scoring. And now those guys are. That's why we're seeing some results. You need those guys to put some pucks in for you. It's all about how they're playing away from the puck and it's all kind of coming together for them. Tonight's probably a little bit of an aberration, you don't see this too often. A lot of pucks were going in for us tonight, but good to see that those guys were getting them."