nhl Game Recap
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 6-2
Tampa Bay earned a 6-2 victory over Columbus behind a 2-goal performance from Victor Hedman on Tuesday at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay was favored by -144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Victor Hedman(2), Jake Guentzel(2), Nikita Kucherov, and Mitchell Chaffee each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Chaffee opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Jonas Johansson turned in a 31-save effort for the Lightning.
Zach Werenski(2) scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Jonas Johansson.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 34 of 39 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Columbus 40-33 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Florida.