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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 5-3

The Lightning beat Toronto 5-3 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 31 saves.

Tampa Bay won as a +121 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Corey Perry, Brandon Hagel, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, and Brayden Point each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 31-save effort for the Lightning.

Toronto got goals from Alexander Kerfoot, Michael Bunting, and Mitchell Marner in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Toronto got a 29-stop effort from Jack Campbell in the loss.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 3-for-7, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 34-34.