nhl Game Recap
Lightning vs Oilers Final: 6-4 - Recap
Tampa Bay got a pair of goals from Nikita Kucherov as the Lightning skated to a 6-4 victory over Edmonton on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a +117 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov(2), Steven Stamkos, Tanner Jeannot, Luke Glendening, and Mikhail Sergachev in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring at 19:09 of the first period.
Jonas Johansson stopped 39 of 43 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Edmonton got goals from Derek Ryan(2), Evan Bouchard, and James Hamblin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Edmonton got a 18-stop effort from Stuart Skinner in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 2-for-4, while the Oilers were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Tampa Bay 43-24 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Bruins. Edmonton, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.