nhl Game Recap
Golden Knights Down Tampa Bay 4-2 - Match Report
Ilya Samsonov stopped 35 of 37 shots fired at him by Tampa Bay, as the Golden Knights skated to a 4-2 victory Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as -110 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Vegas got goals from Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel, and Nicolas Hague in the victory. Roy opened the scoring at 11:02 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 35 of 37 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nick Paul, and Nikita Kucherov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vegas went 1-for-4, while the Lightning were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Vegas lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 37-30.
Vegas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Wild. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Pittsburgh.