The Tampa Bay Lightning moved to 40-20 with 4 points after a 4-1 result over the the Detroit Red Wings, who went to 36-23 with 1 point, at a 7:00 PM EDT puck drop.
First period
The Lightning opened with 28 shots in the game while holding the Wings to 25 shots.
The Bolts matched the Wings with a 50 percent faceoff rate on 42 total draws.
Detroit logged 21 hits and Tampa Bay finished with 22 hits in a physical opening frame.
Second period
The Lightning broke through with 1 second-period goal as part of 3 even-strength goals on 26 even-strength shots.
Tampa Bay’s power play produced 1 goal on 1 opportunity with 2 shots, while the Wings went 0 for 1 on the man advantage.
The Wings finished the night with 10 takeaways, and the Bolts ended with 2 takeaways while also recording 16 giveaways.
Third period
The Lightning scored 3 times in the third period and added 1 empty-net goal to close the game.
Andrei Vasilevskiy was credited with the win with 24 saves on 25 shots against, and Detroit’s goaltending line showed 24 saves on 28 shots against with 4 goals against.
Jake Guentzel scored 2 goals on 5 shots, and
Gage Goncalves scored 2 goals on 5 shots as the Lightning stars list also included Vasilevskiy.
Nikita Kucherov logged 2 assists and
Brayden Point added 2 assists as part of a 10-point team night that appears in the Tampa Bay Lightning post-match stats.
This Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings tactical recap also reflected Tampa Bay’s 23 blocked shot attempts and Detroit’s 14 blocked shot attempts in the defensive lanes.
Postgame context
The Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings review also tracked Tampa Bay at 14 percent shooting and Detroit at 4 percent shooting.
The Tampa Bay Lightning post-game interviews followed a game played in front of 19,092 in attendance at Benchmark International Arena.
Tampa Bay is scheduled to host the Carolina Hurricanes on 03/14/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, with viewing on ESPN+, The Spot, and FDSSO.
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