nhl Game Recap
Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 3-1
The Hurricanes came up short Thursday against the Lightning, falling 3-1.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -133 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Mikhail Sergachev, Barclay Goodrow, and Yanni Gourde each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Sergachev opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Curtis McElhinney turned in a 31-save effort for the Lightning.
Brett Pesce scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Curtis McElhinney.
James Reimer stopped 19 of 21 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Tampa Bay 32-22 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Dallas looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Florida.