nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Ices Tampa Bay 5-2 - Recap
The Devils earned a 5-2 victory over the Lightning on Monday at Prudential Center.
Bettors who backed the Devils were rewarded as +124 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Ben Lovejoy, Taylor Hall, Will Butcher, Stefan Noesen, and Blake Coleman each scored for the Devils in the victory. Hall opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Cory Schneider stopped 34 of 36 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Steven Stamkos, and Alex Killorn scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Cory Schneider.
Tampa Bay got a 36-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-7, while the Lightning were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Tampa Bay 41-36 in the game.