On a night where the Detroit Red Wings were bottled up for long stretches of the game, they found a way to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-2. For the Red Wings it was a key win that keeps them in the playoff race, while the Lightning’s nine-game point streak came to an end. Anthony Cirelli and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 31 shots. Alex Lyon was sharp for the Red Wings with 34 saves.
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Much like they did against the New York Islanders, the Lightning came out with an aggressive mindset against the Red Wings and continuously pushed their guests back into their defensive zone.