nhl Game Recap
Lightning Fall 3-1 Against Columbus - Game Recap
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 37 of 38 shots fired at him by Tampa Bay, as the Blue Jackets skated to a 3-1 victory Tuesday at Amalie Arena.
Columbus won as a +210 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Columbus got goals from David Savard, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Cam Atkinson in the victory. Bjorkstrand opened the scoring at 10:49 of the second period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 37 of 38 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Mathieu Joseph scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Curtis McElhinney stopped 18 of 20 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-0, while the Lightning were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 38-21.