After taking one of two games in Florida, the Detroit Red Wings welcomed the Tampa Bay Lightning to Joe Louis Arena for Game 3 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series. With both teams looking to take control of this series with a win tonight, the Red Wings got some help from lineup reinforcements in Justin Abdelakder and Brendan Smith, and Petr Mrazek earned his first career playoff shutout.
First period
Detroit had a good start. Both teams were fighting through the neutral zone just to get turned away once they gained the offensive blue line, but the Red Wings had their chances.