nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets Fall 3-2 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Tampa Bay got a pair of goals from Brayden Point as the Lightning skated to a 3-2 victory over Columbus on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay was favored by -259 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point(2), and Ross Colton in the victory. Point opened the scoring at 15:45 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 36-save effort for the Lightning.
Eric Robinson, and Zach Werenski scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 of 34 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 38-34.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.