nhl Game Recap
Panthers Down Tampa Bay 5-3 - Match Report
Matthew Tkachuk scored twice to lead the Panthers over Tampa Bay 5-3 on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
Florida was an underdog by +102 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Matthew Tkachuk(2), Sam Reinhart, Brandon Montour, and Steven Lorentz each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 26-save effort for the Panthers.
Nicholas Paul, Steven Stamkos, and Tyler Motte scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Tampa Bay got a 26-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Florida scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 31-29.