nhl Game Recap
Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Bruins Win 5-3
The Bruins earned a 5-3 victory over the Lightning on Monday at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -105 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Boston got goals from David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Nick Foligno, Charlie Coyle, and David Pastrnak in the victory. Krejci opened the scoring at 15:36 of the first period.
Linus Ullmark turned in a 32-save effort for the Bruins.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nicholas Paul(2), and Rudolfs Balcers in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 24-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
On the power play, Boston went 2-for-4, while the Lightning were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 35-29.
Boston heads into a battle against the Panthers. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.