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Tampa Bay Ices New Jersey 3-2 - Recap

The Lightning beat New Jersey 3-2 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 31 saves.

Tampa Bay won as a -332 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn, and Mathieu Joseph each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Killorn opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 33 New Jersey shots in the victory.

New Jersey got goals from Jack Hughes, and Damon Severson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

New Jersey got a 32-stop effort from Jon Gillies in the loss.

Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 35-33.

Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Golden Knights. The Devils will aim to get back on the winning track at Carolina.