nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Skates Past Minnesota 4-2 - Recap
Corey Perry scored twice to lead the Lightning over Minnesota 4-2 on Tuesday at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a -166 favorite in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 6.0.
Corey Perry(2), Nikita Kucherov, and Steven Stamkos each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Perry opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 33-save effort for the Lightning.
Kirill Kaprizov, and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 35 of 38 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-5, while the Wild were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Minnesota 39-35 in the game.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Philadelphia.