nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Ottawa 5-3
Tampa Bay skated to a 5-3 victory over Ottawa on Saturday in NHL action at Canadian Tire Centre.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -152 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Victor Hedman, Ondrej Palat, Steven Stamkos, Anthony Cirelli, and Jan Rutta each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Brian Elliott turned in a 24-save effort for the Lightning.
Logan Shaw, Connor Brown, and Brady Tkachuk scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Brian Elliott.
Ottawa got a 28-stop effort from Matt Murray in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Ottawa 33-27 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head on the road to face Boston.