The Detroit Red Wings (28-21-8) welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-4) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. Tampa Bay is coming off a high-scoring 6-5 overtime loss against the Sabres on Thursday.
The Lightning committed only two penalties in the game, yet still conceded a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Lightning. Brayden Point scored and provided three assists to lead the team in scoring.
Andrei Vasilevskiy only had 17 saves on 23 shots against (.739%) in the loss. Detroit beat the Rangers 4-1 on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Red Wings. Andrew Copp scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Ville Husso saved 30 of 31 shots in the win (.967%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Red Wings have won both games between the teams this season, including a 7-4 victory in their most recent meeting in December, their third straight win against Tampa Bay.
Michael Rasmussen led Detroit with four points (2G 2A). Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Tampa Bay. Husso got the win despite saving only 34 of 38 shots (.894%).
FACING OFF
Tampa Bay is averaging 3.58 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Red Wings team that is allowing 3.12 goals a game (17th).
Meanwhile, Detroit has found the net 3.11 times a game on average, 17th in the league, and the Lightning are allowing opponents to score 2.93 goals per game (13th).
Detroit averages fewer shots per game (28.7) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, though the team’s 11.0% shooting percentage is seventh. With an average of 32.6 attempts, Tampa Bay ranks 11th.
The Lightning’s 25.89% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Red Wings rank 16th with a conversion rate of 21.43%.
In terms of defending power plays, Tampa Bay has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 81.11%, while Detroit is 18th at 78.05%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 81 points this season, third-most in the NHL, Kucherov is the top skater for the Lightning. He is among the league leaders with 60 assists (2nd) and has added 21 goals of his own. In the net, Vasilevskiy (27-14-1) is Tampa Bay’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.52 GAA and a .919% save percentage.Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings in scoring with 57 points. He has 22 goals and 35 assists. Husso (22-13-5) has the best goals against average for Detroit at 2.90. He has a save percentage of .905%.
HOME AND AWAY
Tampa Bay is 14-13-1 on the road this season. Detroit is 15-11-3 at Little Caesars Arena this season.
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