Tarasov Shutout Sends Red Wings to 2-0 Win Over Lightning
A 31-save performance by Daniil Tarasov ended Detroit’s five-game skid while exposing Tampa Bay’s struggles to finish chances with key players out of the lineup.
Overview
- Daniil Tarasov stopped 31 shots to record his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday in Tampa, snapping Detroit’s five-game losing streak.
- Lucas Raymond scored on a second-period breakaway and recorded an assist on Michael Brandsegg-Nygard’s empty-net goal that sealed the game in the final minute.
- Detroit defender William Wallinder assisted on Raymond’s goal but left in the third period with a knee injury after a knee-on-knee collision and his status is now uncertain.
- Tampa Bay controlled play by out-attempting Detroit and generating higher expected goals, with coverage citing a roughly 23-10 shot-attempt edge and about 3.18 xG, but the Lightning failed to convert those chances.
- The Lightning were without Anthony Cirelli and Erik Černák for a second straight game and Brayden Point for a third, and the loss ended Tampa Bay’s eight-game home winning run while raising questions about the team’s finishing and Detroit’s goaltending depth going forward.