nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Skates Past Vancouver 2-1 - Recap
Tampa Bay got a 35-save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy as the Lightning handed Vancouver a 2-1 loss on Sunday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -152 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Victor Hedman, and Ross Colton in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring at 3:26 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 of 36 Vancouver shots in the victory.
J.T. Miller scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Thatcher Demko stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-2, while the Canucks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 36-31.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Seattle looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face New Jersey.