nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Lightning Win 6-3
Tampa Bay earned a 6-3 victory over New Jersey behind a 2-goal performance from Brayden Point on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -146 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), Brandon Hagel(2), Nicholas Paul, and Steven Stamkos in the victory. Paul opened the scoring at 1:09 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 24 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got goals from Ondrej Palat, Tyler Toffoli, and Jesper Bratt in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 36-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Devils were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 42-24.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Rangers. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Colorado.