nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Ottawa 5-2
The Senators came up short Tuesday against the Lightning, falling 5-2.
Tampa Bay was favored by -393 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Corey Perry, Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, and Mikhail Sergachev each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 27 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Zach Sanford, and Tyler Ennis scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Ottawa got a 17-stop effort from Matt Murray in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-4, while the Senators were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Tampa Bay 27-22 in the game.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Penguins. The Senators will aim to get back on the winning track at Florida.