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Recap - Lightning Defeat Anaheim 6-2

Brayden Point scored twice to lead the Lightning over Anaheim 6-2 on Saturday at Amalie Arena.

Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -213 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point(2), Anthony Cirelli, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov, and Pat Maroon in the victory. Point opened the scoring at 16:08 of the first period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 36-save effort for the Lightning.

Derek Grant, and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Anaheim got a 21-stop effort from Ryan Miller in the loss.

Tampa Bay scored 3 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Anaheim went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Anaheim by a margin of 38-27.

Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Anaheim, they head home to face NY Islanders.