nhl Game Recap
Islanders Fall 4-1 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
The Lightning beat New York 4-1 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 27 saves.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -175 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Jake Guentzel, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nick Paul, and Victor Hedman each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Bjorkstrand opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 27-save effort for the Lightning.
New York got a goal from Bo Horvat in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-4, while the Islanders were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Tampa Bay 28-23 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Minnesota.