nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Skates Past San Jose 7-1 - Recap
Ross Colton scored twice to lead the Lightning over San Jose 7-1 on Saturday at SAP Center at San Jose.
The Lightning were a -143 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Ross Colton(2), Steven Stamkos, Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, Corey Perry, and Mathieu Joseph in the victory. Colton opened the scoring at 3:17 of the first period.
Brian Elliott stopped 27 of 28 San Jose shots in the victory.
Jaycob Megna scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Brian Elliott.
James Reimer stopped 9 of 13 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-2, while the Sharks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 31-28.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Devils. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.