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Tampa Bay Ices Columbus 6-4 - Recap
Tampa Bay got a pair of goals from Ryan McDonagh as the Lightning skated to a 6-4 victory over Columbus on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a -211 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Ryan McDonagh(2), Blake Coleman, Steven Stamkos, Barclay Goodrow, and Ross Colton in the victory. Coleman opened the scoring at 0:58 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 32-save effort for the Lightning.
Columbus got goals from Max Domi, Jack Roslovic, Michael Del Zotto, and Zach Werenski in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 21-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-4, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 36-30.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Predators. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.