nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Skates Past Florida 8-4 - Recap
Tampa Bay got a pair of goals from Nick Paul as the Lightning skated to a 8-4 victory over Florida on Sunday at FLA Live Arena.
The Lightning were a +111 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nick Paul(2), Steven Stamkos(2), Nikita Kucherov(2), Brayden Point, and Cal Foote in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring at 2:37 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 35-save effort for the Lightning.
Sam Reinhart(2), Mason Marchment, and Brandon Montour scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Florida got a 12-stop effort from Spencer Knight in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 7 chances on the power play, while Florida went 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Tampa Bay 39-33 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.