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National Hockey League
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.