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Tampa Bay Ices New Jersey 4-1 - Recap
Tampa Bay skated to a 4-1 victory over New Jersey on Sunday in NHL action at Prudential Center.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as +126 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and Brandon Hagel each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Jonas Johansson stopped 18 of 19 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got a goal from Tyler Toffoli in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Akira Schmid stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-3, while the Devils were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 27-19.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Flyers. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.