The Tampa Bay Lightning started well, but couldn’t keep the puck out of their net as they eventually lost 7-4 to the Detroit Red Wings. Brian Elliott allowed five goals on 29 shots in the loss on a night with a lot of mistakes. Ahead of him, the Lightning’s defense struggled to get sticks on pucks and make things difficult for the Red Wings in front of the net. Offensively, the Bolts were obstructed the whole way by a dogged Red Wings team.
Brayden Point, Alex Killorn, Ross Colton, and Nikita Kucherov all scored for the Lightning, with Kucherov and Colton both going home with two-point nights.