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Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Lightning Win 3-2

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 stops Thursday to lead the Lightning over the Panthers 3-2 at Amalie Arena.

Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -158 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman, and Ross Colton each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Killorn opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 of 38 Florida shots in the victory.

Patric Hornqvist, and Anthony Duclair scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Florida got a 16-stop effort from Chris Driedger in the loss.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-2, while the Panthers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 38-19.