nhl Game Recap
Recap - Lightning Defeat Montreal 5-1
Tampa Bay earned a 5-1 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Brandon Hagel on Saturday at Bell Centre.
The Lightning were a -244 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brandon Hagel(2), Nikita Kucherov, Nicholas Paul, and Anthony Cirelli in the victory. Hagel opened the scoring at 2:57 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 22-save effort for the Lightning.
Montreal got a goal from Nick Suzuki in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jake Allen stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Montreal 27-23 in the game.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Maple Leafs. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at Arizona.