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Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Detroit Red Wings
21-20-4
Final
1 - 5
Tampa Bay Lightning
25-16-3

Kucherov and Guentzel lead the Lightning past the Red Wings 5-1

Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the third time in four games. Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves.

Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit. Cam Talbot allowed five goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Alex Lyon to start the third period. Lyon finished with six saves.

Tampa Bay blew the game open early in the second, scoring three times in a span of 3:52 on goals from Guentzel, Kucherov and Chaffee.

Takeaways Red Wings: Lost for the third time in 11 games since Todd McClellan was named coach on Dec. 26.

Lightning: Scored four goals in the second period, marking the 17th time this season the team has scored at least three goals in a period, tied with Washington for most in the league.

Key moment Kucherov wowed the crowd early in the second period when he pulled the puck to his backhand to dance around Patrick Kane and past Alex DeBrincat to get to the slot. Kucherov then lifted a wrist shot over Talbot at 1:50 to give Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead.

Key stat Kucherov recorded his 600th career assist, one game after Victor Hedman recorded his 600th assist.

Up next The Red Wings play at Dallas on Sunday, and the Lightning are in Toronto on Monday.

Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:02 Brayden Point Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Emil Lilleberg (10), Nick Perbix (8)
Goal 2nd Period 0:16 Jake Guentzel Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (46), Darren Raddysh (16)
Goal 2nd Period 1:50 Nikita Kucherov Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (29), Jake Guentzel (22)
Goal 2nd Period 3:58 Mitchell Chaffee Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Cam Atkinson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 14:12 Lucas Raymond Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Patrick Kane (19), Moritz Seider (24)
Goal 2nd Period 15:06 Darren Raddysh Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (47), Jake Guentzel (23)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 22
23 Hits 30
4 Takeaways 3
39 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 2
6 Power Play Opportunities 3
16.7 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 29
54.0 Faceoff Win Percent 46.0
15 Giveaways 9
4 Total Penalties 7
8 Penalty Minutes 14
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Glendening, C Out Apr 18
Mitchell Chaffee, RW Day-To-Day Apr 18
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW Out Apr 13
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Erik Gustafsson, D Out Apr 17
Elmer Soderblom, LW Out Apr 13

Game Information

Amalie Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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