In Tampa, the Lightning got a goal from Brayden Point in the third period to edge the visiting Detroit Red Wings, 2-1.
For Detroit, it was another loss, in a dismal season. They are 2-16-2 in their last 20 games.
“I had room to walk and just threw a no-look shot and it found a hole,” Point said. “You know guys, I think we’ve played for so long that we know where we are on the ice. I don’t know exactly where it is, I just throw it and like I said, lucky it finds a hole.”
Curtis McElhinney made 19 saves to get the win for the Bolts.
Robby Fabbri scored the lone Detroit goal.
“I wish I had the answer (for the losses), but at least we’re competing out there and fighting for it,” Red Wings center Frans Nielsen said. “We’re giving ourselves a chance. We’ve got to keep this mentality and we’ll be getting some wins, too.”
Ondrej Palat also scored for the Lightning.
“We’ve had to iron a few things out in the early segment of the year, but I think we are heading in the right direction right now,” McElhinney said. “We’re doing some good things, generating a lot of the play, and controlling a lot of the situations.”
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Jonathan Bernier made 37 saves in the hard luck loss.
“I thought our guys came out and played hard. We battled, but we didn’t have enough,” Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill said. “The ice got tilted the wrong way. We lost momentum on our power play in the first period after a real good start.”
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