nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Ices Montreal 4-1 - Recap
Brayden Point was the difference, potting a pair for Tampa Bay on Wednesday as the Lightning skated off with a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -335 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Brayden Point(2), Brandon Hagel, and Alex Killorn each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Killorn opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 25-save effort for the Lightning.
Kaiden Guhle scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Montreal got a 34-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Montreal 38-26 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Rangers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.