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Chicago Falls 5-2 to Lightning - Recap

Tampa Bay got a pair of goals from Ross Colton as the Lightning skated to a 5-2 victory over Chicago on Friday at Amalie Arena.

Tampa Bay was favored by -358 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Ross Colton(2), Steven Stamkos, Brandon Hagel, and Brayden Point each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Stamkos opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 21-save effort for the Lightning.

Calvin de Haan, and Alex DeBrincat scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Chicago got a 38-stop effort from Kevin Lankinen in the loss.

Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot Chicago 43-23 in the game.

Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Canadiens. The Blackhawks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Arizona.