The Tampa Bay defenseman faces additional discipline after a hit on J.T. Compher that resulted in an interference penalty.
Tampa Bay does everything but score against Detroit and has nothing to show for it in another loss to a division opponent.
The Detroit Red Wings need another long winning streak if they are to make headway in the playoff race. They had a promising outing on Thursday with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens and will try to maintain the positive vibes going when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay Lightning (24-16-3 ... TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 20 goals and 44 assists for the Lightning. Anthony Cirelli has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games. Dylan Larkin has 20 goals and 21 assists for the Red Wings.
Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1.
And unlike the first meeting of the season between the Atlantic Division rivals, this night all the Wings needed was one goal — and 28 saves from Cam Talbot — which was enough to secure a 2-0 victory.
The Detroit Red Wings earned an impressive 2-0 shutout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0.
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning took down the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime
This time, at least, the Wings were on home ice, hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning at Little Caesars ... get involved before being pulled away by Dylan Larkin; after officials were done sorting ...
Observations on an excellent night for Cam Talbot, Detroit's painful path to a 2–0 victory, and another impressive night for youngsters Marco Kasper and Albert Johansson
Some stat lines from this game spelled potential trouble for the Lightning. The Red Wings had gone 17-34 on the power play over their previous 10 games, and the Lightning put them on the power play six times. Also, Tampa Bay ceded most of the possession, allowing 40 shots on net and 77 shot attempts.