nhl Game Recap
Lightning Fall 5-3 Against New Jersey - Game Recap
New Jersey earned a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Connor Brown on Saturday at Benchmark International Arena.
The Devils were a +129 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
New Jersey got goals from Connor Brown(2), Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier, and Nico Hischier in the victory. Meier opened the scoring at 8:30 of the first period.
Jacob Markstrom turned in a 14-save effort for the Devils.
Yanni Gourde, Darren Raddysh, and Ryan McDonagh scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Jacob Markstrom.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 29 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 29-17.
New Jersey looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Blue Jackets. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track at Boston.