The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Detroit Red Wings with both teams looking to build off of strong seasons. The Lightning have a 36-17-4 record and are in third place in the Atlantic Division. The Red Wings have a 28 21 8 record and with seven wins in their last 10 games have leaped into fourth place in the Atlantic Division and into wild card position in the Eastern Conference. Both teams look to improve in the division and the playoff picture and the upcoming game should be a great one.
The Lightning are having a great season with their offense leading the way, scoring 3.58 goals per game with 15 goals in their last three games. Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, and Brayden Point have scored 81 goals and 126 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has also been great. Brandon Hagel, Alex Killorn, and Nick Paul have combined for 53 goals and 64 assists while defensemen Mikhail Sergachev and Victor Hedman have added 12 goals and 67 assists from the point to put the offense over the top.
The offense has been great but the defense has also stepped up, allowing only 2.93 goals per game. Hedman and Sergachev have combined for 6.5 defensive point shares and 210 blocked shots while Erik Cernak, Ian Cole, and Nicklaus Perbix have combined for 6.9 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. Additionally, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been great with a .916 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average on 1331 shots with 14.0 goals saved above average.
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