nhl Game Recap
Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 5-3
Tampa Bay skated to a 5-3 victory over Florida on Sunday in NHL action at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay was favored by -134 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Yanni Gourde, Alex Killorn, Tyler Johnson, Brayden Point, and Mathieu Joseph each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Gourde opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Curtis McElhinney turned in a 29-save effort for the Lightning.
Florida got goals from Carter Verhaeghe, Patric Hornqvist, and Gustav Forsling in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Florida got a 19-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-5, while the Panthers were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 32-24.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Dallas looking for another win. For Florida, they head on the road to face Chicago.