nhl Game Recap
Lightning Down Toronto 5-3 - Match Report
Ondrej Palat scored a pair of goals against the Maple Leafs as Tampa Bay handed Toronto a 5-3 defeat on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena.
Tampa Bay was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Ondrej Palat(2), Steven Stamkos, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, and Taylor Raddysh in the victory. Bellemare opened the scoring at 9:57 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 of 38 Toronto shots in the victory.
Ondrej Kase(2), and William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Toronto got a 22-stop effort from Jack Campbell in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 2-for-2 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Tampa Bay 38-27 in the game.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Senators. The Maple Leafs will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Chicago.