nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Vancouver 5-4
Tampa Bay got a 36-save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy as the Lightning handed Vancouver a 5-4 loss on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a -233 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brandon Hagel, Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Corey Perry, and Alex Killorn in the victory. Perry opened the scoring at 14:37 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 36-save effort for the Lightning.
Vancouver got goals from Conor Garland, J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, and Quinn Hughes in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Collin Delia stopped 30 of 35 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 40-35.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Florida.