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Lightning vs Red Wings Final: 5-1 - Recap

The Lightning beat Detroit 5-1 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 15 saves.

The Lightning were a -320 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Tampa Bay got goals from Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point, Ryan McDonagh, and Anthony Cirelli in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring at 1:34 of the first period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 15-save effort for the Lightning.

Detroit got a goal from Anthony Mantha in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Detroit got a 3-stop effort from Thomas Greiss in the loss.

Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 24-16.