nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Florida 5-3
Tampa Bay earned a 5-3 victory over Florida behind a 2-goal performance from Steven Stamkos on Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a +140 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Steven Stamkos(2), Nikita Kucherov, Michael Eyssimont, and Darren Raddysh each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Stamkos opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 47 of 50 Florida shots in the victory.
Florida got goals from Sam Reinhart(2), and Matthew Tkachuk in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 11 of 15 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 7 chances on the power play, while Florida went 1-for-7 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 50-16.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Golden Knights. The Panthers will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Nashville.