nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Falls 5-3 to Islanders - Recap
The Lightning came up short Friday against the Islanders, falling 5-3.
New York won as a +112 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Adam Pelech, Cal Clutterbuck, Brock Nelson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Anthony Beauvillier in the victory. Clutterbuck opened the scoring at 12:58 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 34-save effort for the Islanders.
Tampa Bay got goals from Tyler Johnson, Mikhail Sergachev, and Ondrej Palat in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 31-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot New York 37-35 in the game.