Lightning Dominate Red Wings with Explosive Second Period in 5-1 Victory

Tampa Bay's scoring surge, led by Kucherov and Guentzel, overwhelmed Detroit as Vasilevskiy secured his 20th win of the season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored four goals in the second period, including three in just under four minutes, to secure a decisive 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Nikita Kucherov recorded a goal and two assists, reaching his 600th career assist, while Jake Guentzel also contributed a goal and two assists.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves, marking the ninth consecutive season he has achieved at least 20 wins.
Detroit's Lucas Raymond scored a power-play goal, continuing the team's streak of power-play success with goals in 10 of their last 11 games.
Detroit goaltender Cam Talbot was pulled after allowing five goals on 16 shots, with Alex Lyon stepping in for the third period and making six saves.