nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 4-3 to Lightning - Recap
Tampa Bay skated to a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Sunday in NHL action at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -189 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov, Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson, and Brayden Point in the victory. Point opened the scoring at 14:01 of the second period.
Jonas Johansson turned in a 27-save effort for the Lightning.
Montreal got goals from Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Johnathan Kovacevic in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 16-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Canadiens were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 30-20.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at Dallas.