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Game Recap: Red Wings Thunderstruck in Game 2, Lose to Lightning 5-1

If Game 1 was all about the Tampa Bay Lightning getting plenty of chances and not getting much past Detroit Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek, Game 2 certainly saw plenty of opportunities from prime scoring areas that led to four goals on the board for the Lightning.

Let's get this over with.

First period

The first period of Game 2 played out pretty similarly to Game 1 in terms of territorial control and game flow. Each team had its moments, until Alex Killorn took a side-swipe hit against Pavel Datsyuk that walked the line between legal check and slewfoot.