nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 6-3
Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of goals against the Golden Knights as Tampa Bay handed Vegas a 6-3 defeat on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Tampa Bay was an underdog by +104 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Nikita Kucherov(2), Brandon Hagel(2), Dominic James, and Gage Goncalves each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Goncalves opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 29-save effort for the Lightning.
Ivan Barbashev(2), and Mitch Marner scored for the Golden Knights, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Carl Lindbom stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-4, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Tampa Bay 32-27 in the game.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Capitals. The Golden Knights will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Anaheim.