nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Skates Past Vancouver 4-3 - Recap
Nikita Kucherov scored twice to lead the Lightning over Vancouver 4-3 on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a -123 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov(2), Nicholas Paul, and Michael Eyssimont in the victory. Paul opened the scoring at 11:10 of the first period.
Jonas Johansson turned in a 26-save effort for the Lightning.
Vancouver got goals from Brock Boeser, Tyler Myers, and J.T. Miller in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Thatcher Demko stopped 32 of 36 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 36-29.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Florida.