nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Nashville 5-2 - Match Report
Tampa Bay got a pair of goals from Brayden Point as the Lightning skated to a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a -169 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Brayden Point(2), Corey Perry, Nicholas Paul, and Brandon Hagel each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Point opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Brian Elliott turned in a 34-save effort for the Lightning.
Nashville got goals from Mark Jankowski, and Alexandre Carrier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Nashville got a 27-stop effort from Juuse Saros in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 36-32.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Panthers. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.