nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Minnesota 5-4
Tampa Bay needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Sunday in NHL action at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a -126 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Anthony Cirelli(2), Pat Maroon, and Alex Barre-Boulet each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Cirelli opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Brian Elliott turned in a 28-save effort for the Lightning.
Marcus Foligno, Joel Eriksson Ek, Brandon Duhaime, and Kevin Fiala scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Brian Elliott.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Tampa Bay 32-24 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face New Jersey.