nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Buffalo 5-2 - Match Report
The Lightning beat Buffalo 5-2 on Monday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 28 saves.
The Lightning were a -211 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Cedric Paquette, Mikhail Sergachev, Ondrej Palat, Yanni Gourde, and Nikita Kucherov each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 28-save effort for the Lightning.
Buffalo got goals from Sam Reinhart, and Jimmy Vesey in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carter Hutton stopped 24 of 29 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 30-29.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Calgary.