nhl Game Recap
New York Falls 5-1 to Lightning - Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 5-1 victory over New York behind a 2-goal performance from Brayden Point on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
Tampa Bay won as a -153 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Brayden Point(2), Yanni Gourde, Nikita Kucherov, and Brandon Hagel each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 38-save effort for the Lightning.
New York got a goal from Mika Zibanejad in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New York got a 18-stop effort from Igor Shesterkin in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 3 times on 4 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Tampa Bay 39-23 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Philadelphia.