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Lightning Down Florida 6-1 - Match Report

Tampa Bay earned a 6-1 victory over Florida behind a 2-goal performance from Victor Hedman on Monday at Amalie Arena.

Tampa Bay won as a -182 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Victor Hedman(2), Mikhail Sergachev, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, and Brayden Point each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Point opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 29-save effort for the Lightning.

Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Florida got a 28-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 3-for-4, while the Panthers were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 34-30.

Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Montreal looking for another win. For Florida, they head home to face Detroit.