nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Montreal 5-3
Nicholas Paul scored a pair of goals against the Canadiens as Tampa Bay handed Montreal a 5-3 defeat on Tuesday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -125 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nicholas Paul(2), Alex Barre-Boulet, Michael Eyssimont, and Nikita Kucherov in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring at 0:22 of the first period.
Matt Tomkins stopped 22 of 25 Montreal shots in the victory.
Nick Suzuki, Michael Pezzetta, and Christian Dvorak scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Matt Tomkins.
Jake Allen stopped 5 of 9 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 2-for-5, while the Canadiens were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Montreal 32-25 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.