Game Seventy-nine: Detroit Red Wings (36-34-7) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-7)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa
TV/Stream/Radio: FDSNSUN, FDSNDET, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Winging it in Motown
Story Lines and Notes
The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t exactly limping into the playoffs, but they’re also not rolling in like a supernova. In the month since the trade deadline they are 11th in the league in points based off of a 8-5-3 record. It’s not great, but they’ve been munching up points at a rate that allowed them to pass the Florida Panthers and stave off the hard-charging Ottawa Senators (11-5-1 since the deadline).