Tampa came into the game tonight needing a win to keep pace in the Wild Card race and one had to believe the Red Wings would love to lay spoiler to their playoff nemesis the previous two seasons. The Red Wings outplayed Tampa for stretches throughout the game but the Lightning were able to find just enough offense as they beat the Wings 2-1 in overtime.
First Period
Both teams came out from the opening puck drop with energy. While Detroit’s energy was good, it looked a little more chaotic than controlled and they were unable to really create anything out of a couple early forced turnovers by Tampa.