nhl Game Recap
Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Lightning Win 6-4
Nikita Kucherov was the difference, potting a pair for Tampa Bay on Saturday as the Lightning skated off with a 6-4 victory over the Hurricanes at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -154 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Nikita Kucherov(2), Steven Stamkos(2), Tyler Johnson, and Brayden Point each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Point opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 21-save effort for the Lightning.
Carolina got goals from Dougie Hamilton, Teuvo Teravainen, Jaccob Slavin, and Jesper Fast in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 20-stop effort from Petr Mrazek in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 3 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 26-25.