Everything seemed under control at the conclusion of the first period for the Detroit Red Wings. The teams’ skated to a 1-1 tie after the first period. Shayne Gostisbehere opened the scoring this afternoon with a beautiful snapshot over the right shoulder of Jimmy Howard.
Gustav Nyquist was able to answer shortly after with his 15th of the season. Mike Green and Tyler Bertuzzi who would score later in the contest both assisted on the goal. The shots mainly stayed close the entire afternoon as the game went on.