nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Colorado 4-3 - Match Report
It came down to a shootout and Andrei Vasilevskiy foiled the opposition in a 4-3 victory for Tampa Bay over Colorado Tuesday.
The Lightning were a -118 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Anthony Cirelli, Vladislav Namestnikov, and Nikita Kucherov in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring at 13:09 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 43-save effort for the Lightning.
Colorado got goals from Artturi Lehkonen, Denis Malgin, and Nathan MacKinnon in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-4, while the Avalanche were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 46-35.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Colorado, they head on the road to face Minnesota.