nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 5-2
Tampa Bay got 3 goals from Steven Stamkos en route to a 5-2 victory over Vancouver on Wednesday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -151 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Steven Stamkos(3), Brayden Point, and Nikita Kucherov in the victory. Stamkos opened the scoring at 4:40 of the first period.
Brian Elliott stopped 37 of 39 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Vancouver got goals from Quinn Hughes, and Andrei Kuzmenko in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vancouver got a 6-stop effort from Spencer Martin in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-1, while the Canucks were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 39-25.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Edmonton looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face Colorado.