nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Florida 6-3 - Match Report
Brandon Hagel was the difference, potting a pair for Tampa Bay on Saturday as the Lightning skated off with a 6-3 victory over the Panthers at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a +118 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Brandon Hagel(2), Steven Stamkos(2), Nicholas Paul, and Brayden Point each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Stamkos opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 25 Florida shots in the victory.
Florida got goals from Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Sam Reinhart, and Carter Verhaeghe in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Florida got a 26-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 32-25.