nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Tampa Bay 5-1 - Recap
Artemi Panarin sniped 3 goals in leading New York to a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as -101 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 6.0.
Artemi Panarin(3), Chris Kreider, and Vincent Trocheck each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Panarin opened the scoring for New York.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 34-save effort for the Rangers.
Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 16 of 21 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-2, while the Lightning were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 35-21.
New York heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Montreal.