Lightning bring 3-game win streak into matchup against the Red Wings

Sun, Mar 31, 2024
NHL News (AP)

Detroit Red Wings (36-30-8, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (41-25-7, fourth in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

Tampa Bay has gone 41-25-7 overall with a 9-7-4 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have gone 39-5-4 when scoring three or more goals.

Detroit is 10-7-4 against the Atlantic Division and 36-30-8 overall. The Red Wings have a -1 scoring differential, with 245 total goals scored and 246 allowed.

The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Red Wings won 2-1 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 42 goals and 84 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored 10 goals with six assists over the past 10 games.

Alex DeBrincat has scored 24 goals with 35 assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 8-1-1, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

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Red Wings: 3-5-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body).

Red Wings: Jake Walman: day to day (lower body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body), Dylan Larkin: day to day (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.