nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Ices New York 5-3 - Recap
Brayden Point scored a pair of goals against the Islanders as Tampa Bay handed New York a 5-3 defeat on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a -190 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Brayden Point(2), Nikita Kucherov, Nick Perbix, and Jake Guentzel each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Jonas Johansson stopped 35 of 38 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Marc Gatcomb, Ryan Pulock, and Tony DeAngelo in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 38-24.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Islanders. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.