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Edmonton Falls 5-3 to Lightning - Recap
Tampa Bay skated to a 5-3 victory over Edmonton on Wednesday in NHL action at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -190 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Corey Perry, Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and Pat Maroon each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Maroon opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 27-save effort for the Lightning.
Edmonton got goals from Connor McDavid(2), and Zach Hyman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Mike Smith stopped 18 of 22 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Tampa Bay 30-23 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Nashville looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head on the road to face Florida.