nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Vancouver 9-2 - Match Report
Vancouver gave up 3 goals to Carter Verhaeghe in their 9-2 loss to the Lightning in NHL action on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay won as a -204 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Carter Verhaeghe(3), Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Erik Cernak, and Tyler Johnson in the victory. Johnson opened the scoring at 4:21 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 21-save effort for the Lightning.
Loui Eriksson, and Elias Pettersson scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Vancouver got a 19-stop effort from Jacob Markstrom in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 36-23.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Florida.