Detroit is coming off a 4-1 loss against the Hurricanes on Tuesday, their fourth defeat in a row. The Red Wings committed only one penalty in the game, holding Carolina without a power play goal. Robert Hagg scored the lone goal for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic only had 24 saves on 27 shots against (.888%) in the loss.
Tampa Bay dropped their fourth straight game, falling 4-3 to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Perbix, and Alex Killorn each scored once for the Lightning. Sergachev added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Andrei Vasilevskiy only had 20 saves on 24 shots against (.833%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Red Wings have won two of the three games between the teams this season, although the Lightning were 3-0 victors in their most recent meeting in February. Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, and Brayden Point each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Tampa Bay. Vasilevskiy saved 45 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Detroit is averaging 2.93 goals per game for the season, 23rd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.11 goals a game (16th).
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.40 times a game on average, eighth in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.33 goals per game (22nd).
Detroit averages fewer shots a game (28.1) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, though the team’s 10.5% shooting percentage is 12th. Tampa Bay’s average of 32.0 attempts ranks 13th.
Expect several power play opportunities for the Red Wings, as the Lightning have been penalized 4.52 times a game, fourth-most in the NHL, for an average of 12.21 minutes (second-highest). The visitors are averaging 3.67 penalties (17th) and 8.10 penalty minutes a game (23rd).
The Lightning’s 25.18% power play percentage is the fourth-best in the league, while the Red Wings rank 15th with a conversion rate of 21.27%. In terms of defending power plays, Tampa Bay has the league’s 15th-ranked PK% at 79.54%, while Detroit is 17th at 78.95%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 79 points this season, Dylan Larkin is the top skater for the Red Wings. He has 32 goals and 47 assists in 79 games. In the net, Ville Husso (26-21-7) is Detroit’s top goaltender.
He has a 3.09 GAA and a .896% save percentage. Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 112 points (3rd in the league). He has 30 goals and 82 assists (2nd). Vasilevskiy (34-22-4) is the top goalie for Tampa Bay with a goals against average of 2.65. He has a save percentage of .915%.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is 16-19-5 on the road this season. Tampa Bay is 27-8-5 at Amalie Arena this season.
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