nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Falls 5-3 to Panthers - Recap
Florida skated to a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday in NHL action at Amalie Arena.
Florida was an underdog by +151 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Patric Hornqvist, Frank Vatrano, Brandon Montour, Anthony Duclair, and Jonathan Huberdeau each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Montour opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 28-save effort for the Panthers.
Tampa Bay got goals from Erik Cernak, Mathieu Joseph, and Brayden Point in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 27-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Florida scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Tampa Bay 32-31 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face Columbus looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head home to face Carolina.