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Post-Game: Red Wings Keep the Lightning Alive

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By Nation World HQ

Mar 31, 2017, 00:43 EDT

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The losing streak extends to three games as the Red Wings fall to the Lightning by a score of 5-3.

With the Red Wings winding down their season they still have an opportunity to play spoiler against teams that are chasing playoff spots. The Lightning haven’t had the season they’ve wanted but they’ve managed to hang around long enough to keep themselves in the hunt for a wildcard spot. Over the last couple weeks, the Lightning have been surging and the Red Wings had an opportunity to put a nail in their playoff coffin.

After keeping the game close for twenty minutes the Lightning exploded for three goals in the second period which allowed them enough comfort to close out the win. For the Wings, the loss on the scoreboard wasn’t the only downside as they lost Anthony Mantha to an upper-body injury after he left the game in the first.

QUICK HITS

Anthony Mantha fought Luke Witkowski before leaving the game in the first period. You can see the fight on Mantha’s player page over at HockeyFights.com.
Xavier Ouellet also dropped the mitts as he took on J.T. Brown in a spirited affair. Check out this fight on Ouellet’s player page at HockeyFights.com.
Detroit announced that Luke Glendening will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot
Detroit finished the night at 54% in the faceoff circle
Power Play: 1/2
Penalty Kill: Allowed goals on both of Tampa Bay’s chances
Petr Mrazek made 26 saves saves on 31 shots and finished the night with a .839 save%.

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST PERIOD

TIME	TEAM	DETAILS	SCORE
04:22	DET	Frans Nielsen (15) ASST: Darren Helm (6)	1-0
18:58	TB	J.T. Brown (3) ASST: Gabriel Dumont (2)	1-1

2ND PERIOD

TIME	TEAM	DETAILS	SCORE
02:22	TB	Andrej Sustr (3) ASST: Ondrej Palat (29)	1-2
12:46	DET	Danny DeKeyser (4) ASST: Tomas Tatar (19), Henrik Zetterberg (48)	2-2
16:13	TB	PPG – Alex Killorn (18)	2-3
18:04	TB	PPG – Jonathan Drouin (21) ASST: Victor Hedman (51), Brayden Point (20)	2-4