NASHVILLE - The Tampa Bay Lightning made sure Curtis McElhinney’s first start in net since last March went as smoothly as possible. Anthony Cirelli scored two goals for Tampa Bay, and the Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Cirelli came in with two goals this season, and he put Tampa Bay up 1-0 with a slap shot at 9:07 of the first period. REST FOR VASILEVSKIYEntering Monday, Tampa Bay had been the only NHL team to rely on a lone goaltender this season. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...JOHANSEN OUTThe Predators placed centre Ryan Johansen on the injured reserve list Monday with to an upper-body injury.

Source: thestar February 09, 2021 03:56 UTC