nhl Game Recap
Panthers vs Lightning Final: 7-1 - Recap
Florida earned a 7-1 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Matthew Tkachuk on Monday at FLA Live Arena.
Florida won as a +106 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Matthew Tkachuk(2), Carter Verhaeghe(2), Eric Staal, Sam Bennett, and Eetu Luostarinen each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Verhaeghe opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 of 33 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got a goal from Nikita Kucherov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 42 of 49 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Florida went 1-for-2, while the Lightning were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 49-33.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face San Jose looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head home to face San Jose.