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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames Wrap - Calgary Wins 4-1

The Flames got a 3-goal performance from Johnny Gaudreau as Calgary handed Tampa Bay a 4-1 defeat on Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Bettors who backed the Flames were rewarded as -114 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Calgary got goals from Johnny Gaudreau(3), and Mikael Backlund in the victory. Gaudreau opened the scoring at 7:35 of the first period.

Jacob Markstrom turned in a 30-save effort for the Flames.

Tampa Bay got a goal from Alex Killorn in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Tampa Bay got a 28-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

Calgary scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Calgary outshot Tampa Bay 32-31 in the game.

Next game, Calgary takes its act home to face Detroit looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face Edmonton.