The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay got off to a good start in the first period and lead 2-1 going into the second. However, Detroit would respond in the second and take the lead from the Lightning heading into the third. Tampa would then tie it in the third period, sending this game to overtime where Blake Coleman would score the game-winning goal for the Bolts.
Game Flow
Detroit got things started early in this one, with Adam Erne scoring on a power play. Tampa responded later in the period with a power play goal of their own from Brayden Point. Less than a minute later, Tyler Johnson tipped one in to give the Lightning a 2-1 lead.
Detroit proved to not be done in the second period. Six minutes in, Patrik Nemeth scored to tie the game. Three minutes later, Dylan Larkin scored to regain the lead for Detroit.
Detroit held on to their lead through the second period but Tampa proved to still have some energy in the third. Nine minutes in, Erik Cernak scored his first goal of the season to tie things up again. This game would head into overtime, in which Blake Coleman scored the game-winner.
Notes to Know
- Detroit was outshot 29-23.
- The Lightning improve to 18-4-2 while the Red Wings fall to 7-16-14.
- Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 20 out of 23 shots with a save percentage of .870%. Thomas Greiss of the Red Wings stopped only 25 out of 29 shots with a save percentage of .862%.
- Dylan Larkin of the Red Wings had 7 shots on net.
- The Red Wings lost their fourth straight game.
- Tampa Bay extended their point streak to nine games.
The Bolts and Red Wings meet again on Thursday in the finale of this two-game set.