nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Recap - Lightning Win 7-6
Ondrej Palat was the difference, potting a pair for Tampa Bay on Wednesday as the Lightning skated off with a 7-6 victory over the Devils at Prudential Center.
Tampa Bay was favored by -118 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Ondrej Palat(2), Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn, and Brayden Point in the victory. Palat opened the scoring at 9:28 of the first period.
Curtis McElhinney stopped 36 of 42 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Kyle Palmieri(3), Jesper Bratt(2), and Sami Vatanen scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Curtis McElhinney.
New Jersey got a 16-stop effort from Cory Schneider in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 42-23.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Islanders. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.