The Tampa Bay Lightning (15-8-1) welcome the Detroit Red Wings (12-7-5) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Detroit is coming off a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Sunday, their third win in a row away from home. The Red Wings took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring twice on five shots, while also conceding a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Red Wings.
Ville Husso saved an impressive 32 of 34 shots (.941%) in the win. Tampa Bay beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 (OT) on Saturday. Four players found the net for the Lightning. Anthony Cirelli and Corey Perry both had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 36 of 39 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Lightning won three of the four games between the teams last season, although the Red Wings were 4-3 victors in their final meeting in April. Jakub Vrana led Detroit with two goals. Steven Stamkos led Tampa Bay with three points (0G 3A). Thomas Greiss got the win, saving 38 of 41 shots (.926%).
FACING OFF
Detroit is averaging 3.17 goals per game for the season, 15th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.08 goals a game (16th). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.50 times a game on average, sixth in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.08 goals per game (16th).
The Lightning’s 29.03% power play percentage is the fourth-best in the league, while the Red Wings rank 17th with a conversion rate of 21.98%. In terms of penalty killing, Detroit has the league’s 16th-ranked PK% at 78.26%, while Tampa Bay is 19th at 77.91%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik have been the top skaters for the Red Wings this season with 26 and 24 points. In the net, Husso (9-4-3) is Detroit’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.61 GAA and a .910% save percentage.
Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 36 points (4th in the league). He has 11 goals and 25 assists (2nd). Vasilevskiy (10-7-1) is the top goalie for Tampa Bay with a goals against average of 2.78. He has a save percentage of .909%.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is 5-3-2 away from Little Caesars Arena this season. Tampa Bay is 8-3-1 at home this season.
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