nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 5-1
The Lightning beat Pittsburgh 5-1 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 28 saves.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -120 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Mikhail Sergachev, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point, Ryan McDonagh, and Alex Killorn in the victory. Point opened the scoring at 0:31 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 28-save effort for the Lightning.
Jason Zucker scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Pittsburgh got a 26-stop effort from Tristan Jarry in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Pittsburgh 31-29 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Coyotes. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.