nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Ices Vegas 5-4 - Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 5-4 victory over Vegas behind a 2-goal performance from Brayden Point on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -119 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point(2), Nicholas Paul, Alex Barre-Boulet, and Nikita Kucherov in the victory. Barre-Boulet opened the scoring at 8:25 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of 34 Vegas shots in the victory.
Vegas got goals from Jonathan Marchessault(2), Ivan Barbashev, and Paul Cotter in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vegas got a 31-stop effort from Jiri Patera in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Vegas 36-34 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Washington looking for another win. For Vegas, they head on the road to face Florida.