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Florida Falls 2-1 to Lightning - Recap

The Lightning earned a 2-1 victory over the Panthers on Tuesday at BB&T Center.

Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -109 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, and Steven Stamkos in the victory. Stamkos opened the scoring at 6:42 of the first period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 27-save effort for the Lightning.

Florida got a goal from Evgenii Dadonov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Florida got a 46-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-2, while the Panthers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot Florida 48-28 in the game.

Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Bruins. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against NY Islanders.