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Tampa Bay Skates Past Pittsburgh 3-2 - Recap

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 stops Wednesday to lead the Lightning over the Penguins 3-2 at Amalie Arena.

Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -218 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.

Tampa Bay got goals from Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman, and Cedric Paquette in the victory. Killorn opened the scoring at 9:46 of the first period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 37-save effort for the Lightning.

Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel, and Brandon Tanev in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Pittsburgh got a 45-stop effort from Tristan Jarry in the loss.

Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 48-39.

Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Predators. The Penguins will aim to get back on the winning track at Dallas.