nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Falls 5-3 to Devils - Recap
New Jersey earned a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Yegor Sharangovich on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
The Devils were a +182 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Yegor Sharangovich(2), Tomas Tatar, Jimmy Vesey, and Dawson Mercer each scored for the Devils in the victory. Sharangovich opened the scoring for New Jersey.
MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 31-save effort for the Devils.
Victor Hedman, Pat Maroon, and Jan Rutta scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind MacKenzie Blackwood.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 26 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 34-27.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Wild. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.