nhl Game Recap
Ducks Fall 4-3 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
The Lightning beat Anaheim 4-3 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 23 saves.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -190 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, and Erik Cernak in the victory. Palat opened the scoring at 4:07 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 of 26 Anaheim shots in the victory.
Anaheim got goals from Rickard Rakell, Michael Del Zotto, and Troy Terry in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Anaheim got a 18-stop effort from John Gibson in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Ducks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Anaheim by a margin of 26-22.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sharks. The Ducks will aim to get back on the winning track at Los Angeles.