nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Falls 4-2 to Kings - Recap
The Lightning came up short Tuesday against the Kings, falling 4-2.
Bettors who backed the Kings were rewarded as +124 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Los Angeles got goals from Blake Lizotte, Adrian Kempe, Phillip Danault, and Gabriel Vilardi in the victory. Danault opened the scoring at 7:20 of the first period.
Jonathan Quick turned in a 23-save effort for the Kings.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov, and Brandon Hagel in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Los Angeles went 1-for-4, while the Lightning were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 33-25.
Los Angeles looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track at Anaheim.