nhl Game Recap
Lightning Fall 2-1 Against San Jose - Game Recap
The Sharks beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Yaroslav Askarov's 24 saves.
Bettors who backed the Sharks were rewarded as +220 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
San Jose got goals from Tyler Toffoli, and Mario Ferraro in the victory. Toffoli opened the scoring at 13:52 of the first period.
Yaroslav Askarov turned in a 24-save effort for the Sharks.
Tampa Bay got a goal from Anthony Cirelli in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 23-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
San Jose scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 25-25.
San Jose heads into a battle against the Devils. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.