nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Buffalo 6-1 - Match Report
The Lightning got a 3-goal performance from Nikita Kucherov as Tampa Bay handed Buffalo a 6-1 defeat on Tuesday at KeyBank Center.
Tampa Bay won as a -318 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov(3), Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat, and Anthony Cirelli in the victory. Palat opened the scoring at 2:16 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 of 18 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Vinnie Hinostroza scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 7 of 9 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-2, while the Sabres were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 36-18.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Vancouver looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Nashville.