DETROIT — Sam Gagner scored to end an eight-round shootout and Thomas Greiss stopped 33 shots, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning were in control all afternoon, but it didn’t show up on the scoreboard in regulation or overtime.
“We did everything we could to win that game,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “I’ll take that game all over again. Tip your hat to the goaltenders, including ours.”
In the shootout, both teams scored with their first two shooters before four in a row were denied.