TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are not exactly limping home following a successful five-game road trip.But that doesnt mean they dont have wounds to heal before hosting a Philadelphia Flyers team arriving at Amalie Arena with some injuries of their own.Tampa Bay returns home after collecting eight of 10 points on the road, but the Lightning lost captain Steven Stamkos for four months to a knee injury along the way. Tampa Bay is also missing top defenseman Anton Stralman, who has missed five games with an undisclosed upper-body injury suffered on Nov. 12 against San Jose.Though Jonathan Drouin returned to the lineup, the effects of those missing and those playing through injuries -- Brian Boyle and Valtteri Filppula have also missed games -- is taking a toll that was evident in a loss to Nashville on Monday.We just looked like a tired group, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said. That was a winnable hockey game for us, and we let it slip. We have to regroup for Wednesday.Boyle said the lack of the right energy was noticeable.We had the speed that we normally would play with, but were not working hard enough, he said. Thats on us. We have to be way better. Its an easy game if a team isnt pressuring you, not being on top of you, not hitting you. We just werent skating ourselves into position.Though Stralmans status has remained day-to-day, he skated with the team for the first time during Mondays morning skate, although he was wearing a designated no-contact red jersey.One player the Flyers know they will be missing is center Sean Couturier, who left Tuesdays 3-1 victory at Florida following a collision with Vincent Trocheck in the second period. Couturier had to be helped off the ice and was unable to put any weight on his left leg.The team reported that Couturier was being sent back to Philadelphia for further evaluation and is ruled out for Wednesdays game against Tampa Bay. Both the Philadelphia Inquirer and CSN Philadelphia reported the injury was a knee strain and the evaluation was to determine if surgery was required.It looked like (Couturier) got tangled up. I heard him yelling there, Mason told the Inquirer. He was obviously in some pain.Mason, meanwhile, earned first star honors for the victory at Florida, making 38 saves in his fourth consecutive start, which included Saturdays loss to the Lightning in Philadelphia. With backup Michal Nuervirth out of the lineup and rookie Anthony Stolarz yet to make his NHL debut, Masons performance on Tuesday could land him another start despite playing on consecutive nights.He was the best player on the ice, winger Dale Weise, who scored his first goal in 16 games, told the Inquirer of Mason.But Mason deferred any credit directed his way.It was a real strong game from the whole team, he said. Im going to point to the guys out front. They did a great job of moving bodies and giving me a good lane to the point shots and the shots from the outside.Ian Miller Twins Jersey .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. Gary Gaetti Twins Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. https://www.cheaptwins.com/1772t-glen-perkins-jersey-twins.html . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Byron Buxton Twins Jersey . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Kirby Puckett Twins Jersey . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers.LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The 2018 World Equestrian Games will be staged in North Carolina as a replacement venue after the withdrawal of Bromont, Quebec, in July for financial reasons.The International Equestrian Federation says its ruling bureau awarded the event to the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring.The two-week competition has also been switched from mid-August to Sept. 10-23.Two studies showed climatic conditions would be significantly more favorable in North Carolina during September, particularly frrom a horse welfare perspective, the FEI says.ddddddddddddThe games, held every four years, combine eight world championships in jumping, dressage and para-equestrian dressage, eventing, driving, endurance, vaulting and reining.The FEI has opted for North Carolina despite some United States college sports organizations withdrawing championships because of a state law restricting LGBT peoples rights. ' ' '