nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Lightning Win 5-3
The Lightning earned a 5-3 victory over the Islanders on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a -122 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Alex Killorn, Corey Perry, Nicholas Paul, Brayden Point, and Brandon Hagel in the victory. Point opened the scoring at 10:43 of the first period.
Brian Elliott stopped 32 of 35 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Anthony Beauvillier, Matt Martin, and Ryan Pulock in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Islanders were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 35-26.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Kings. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.