nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Ices Chicago 4-3 - Recap
The Lightning beat Chicago 4-3 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Jonas Johansson's 11 saves.
Tampa Bay was favored by -247 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Jake Guentzel, Mitchell Chaffee, Nikita Kucherov, and Nick Paul in the victory. Chaffee opened the scoring at 10:59 of the first period.
Jonas Johansson turned in a 11-save effort for the Lightning.
Louis Crevier, Colton Dach, and Frank Nazar scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Jonas Johansson.
Chicago got a 36-stop effort from Arvid Soderblom in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 3 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 40-14.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Red Wings. The Blackhawks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Minnesota.