nhl Game Recap
Detroit Falls 7-6 to Lightning - Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 7-6 victory over Detroit behind a 2-goal performance from Ondrej Palat on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a -206 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Ondrej Palat(2), Steven Stamkos(2), Nikita Kucherov, Ross Colton, and Alex Killorn in the victory. Palat opened the scoring at 8:08 of the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 20-save effort for the Lightning.
Detroit got goals from Tyler Bertuzzi(4), Dylan Larkin, and Vladislav Namestnikov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 41-stop effort from Alex Nedeljkovic in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 3 times on 7 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Detroit 48-26 in the game.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Capitals. The Red Wings will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Vancouver.