The Tampa Bay Lightning entered Joe Louis Arena Tuesday night as they battle division rival Detroit Red Wings. Tampa Bay (6-5-2) is coming off an impressive 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes that saw goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy earn his first win of the season in his first NHL game since returning from offseason surgery. Detroit (5-5-1) Continues to struggle in putting the puck in the opposing team’s net as Jimmy Howard would be in goal to face the Lightning offensive attack.
First period action saw what we usually see when the Lightning and Red Wings face off; a tight checking period with not much open ice to work with.