The Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings face of on Saturday in an NHL showdown at Little Caesars Arena. When these two teams faced off on on December 21st, it was the Red Wings that secured the 7-4 victory.
The Lightning come into this game with a 36-17-4 record overall and they have gone 14-13-1 away from home. In the last game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Lightning scored five goals, but they ended up losing by a goal in overtime. Brayden Point had a strong game finishing with one goal and three assists. The Lightning are averaging 3.57 goals while their defense is giving up 2.93 goals per game. The offense is ranked 4th while the defense is ranked 13th. Nikita Kucherov has scored 21 goals and added 60 assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Red Wings who sit with a 28-21-8 record overall and they have gone 15-11-3 record overall. On Thursday against the New York Rangers, the Red Wings scored four goals on the way to the victory. Andrew Cupp had a strong game scoring one goal and adding two assists. The Red Wings are averaging 3.11 goals while their defense is giving up 3.12 goals per game. The offense and defense are both ranked 17th in all of the NHL. Dylan Larkin has scored 22 goals and added 35 assists.
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