nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Chicago 5-2
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 stops Friday to lead the Lightning over the Blackhawks 5-2 at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -236 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Blake Coleman, Ondrej Palat, Yanni Gourde, Steven Stamkos, and Alex Killorn in the victory. Palat opened the scoring at 2:25 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 of 37 Chicago shots in the victory.
Chicago got goals from Patrick Kane, and Alex DeBrincat in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Collin Delia stopped 32 of 37 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Blackhawks were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 37-37.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Stars. The Blackhawks will aim to get back on the winning track at Florida.