Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Jean Hebert, Garrett Rank
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso, Michel Cormier
Attendance:
19092
By Field Level Media
Jakub Vrana tallied twice, including a tiebreaking, breakaway goal in the third period, to help the visiting Detroit Red Wings finally beat Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy in a 4-3 win over the Lightning on Tuesday night.
Oskar Sundqvist and Lucas Raymond also potted goals for the Red Wings (30-37-10, 70 points), who salvaged one game in the four-game season series (1-1-2).
With Alex Nedeljkovic out due to an illness, veteran Red Wings goalie Thomas Greiss stepped into the crease and had a stellar game with 38 saves.
The Red Wings played without leading scorer Dylan Larkin, who underwent season-ending core muscle surgery on Monday.
Ross Colton scored a pair and Nikita Kucherov also found the net for the Lightning (46-22-8, 100 points), who fell to 4-4-2 in April.
Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos produced three assists to tie Martin St. Louis for the franchise record with 953 points. Victor Hedman had an assist for the Lightning, giving him a career-high 73 points.
Entering the game with a 13-0-0 mark against Detroit, Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 32 shots.
In a scoreless first period with 4:32 remaining, Pius Suter's sharp-angle shot was easily gloved by Vasilevskiy, marking the eight-year veteran netminder's 10,000th career save.
In the second frame, the teams traded tallies 22 seconds apart inside the first five minutes.
On a nifty passing play by the home side, Stamkos sliced through the slot and then dished the puck to Colton for a tally at 3:58.
Detroit soon produced three unanswered goals to take the lead and force Lightning coach Jon Cooper to call a timeout to settle his bench.
Sundqvist started the spurt by sweeping in his seventh goal on a rebound at 4:20, and Vrana made it 2-1 at 6:34 just after Detroit's first power play expired. Raymond's steal and score at 8:17 put his club up 3-1.
After the timeout, Kucherov trimmed the deficit to 3-2 by netting his 19th marker at 9:47 on a power play.
Forty-three seconds into the third, Colton's goal -- off Stamkos' third helper -- leveled the game at 3, but Vrana's steal and breakaway tally at 5:09 restored the one-goal edge.
Tampa Bay pulled Vasilevskiy for the extra attacker late, but the Detroit defense and Greiss preserved the win.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Jakub Vrana 2 |
Points |
Steven Stamkos 3 |
|
Jakub Vrana 2 |
Goals |
Ross Colton 2 |
|
Danny DeKeyser 1 |
Assists |
Steven Stamkos 3 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Nikita Kucherov 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Thomas Greiss .927 |
Save Percentage |
Andrei Vasilevskiy .871 |
|
Thomas Greiss 38 |
Saves |
Andrei Vasilevskiy 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Detroit
|
31 |
4 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
27 |
| Tampa Bay
|
41 |
3 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Lightning have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .577 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .407 after a win and .391 after a loss.
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