nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Skates Past Arizona 4-3 - Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 4-3 victory over Arizona behind a 2-goal performance from Steven Stamkos on Friday at Gila River Arena.
The Lightning were a -260 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Steven Stamkos(2), Corey Perry, and Brayden Point each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Point opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Brian Elliott turned in a 16-save effort for the Lightning.
Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller, and Alex Galchenyuk scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Brian Elliott.
Karel Vejmelka stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Coyotes were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Arizona 32-19 in the game.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Devils. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.