Lightning Zap Detroit's 6 game win streak

 In Tampa, Florida the Detroit Red Wings (28-12-9) who have been on a six game winning streak, take on a ever so hot Tampa Bay Lightning (31-15-4) team in a battle for the Atlantic. Meaning the winner of this game takes first place in the Atlantic division, a place where both teams would like to be.

In the first period the Red Wings get off to a bad start with a no call hold of Riley Sheahan, results in the first goal of the night scored by rookie forward Cedric Paquette who scores is 7th of the season. Then Detroit finally settles down and looks for someone to try and light a spark for this team. When Darren Helm comes to answer the call and scores a nifty goal to beat Ben Bishop for his 9th of the season. As the period comes to the closing minutes Detroit has a defensive collapse in their own zone allowing none other then Paquette again to capitalize and score his second of the night to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead to end the first.

Second period it became all Lightning here as they go on a power play just four minutes in and Steven Stamkos with the howitzer blast to net is 27th goal of the season to give the Bolts a 3-1 lead. But it didn't stop there Red Wings go on a power play when they give the puck over causing a 2 on 1 skating back and then the red hot youngster Paquette decides to hold on to it to put it past Petr Mrazek and notching himself his first career hat trick (a hat trick is when a player scores three goals in one game) with the short handed goal giving the Lightning a 4-1. With the second period winding down Mark Barberio decides 4 is not enough and blasts the puck from the point scoring the lightnings 5th goal of the game and ending a night to forget for Petr Mrazek and having backup Tom McCollum come in to replace him to end the second period with Tampa Bay up 5-1.

In the third we go where Red Wings are down by four trying to get back on this game but Ben Bishop had other plans saving 13 shots alone in the period and 28 saves in the game not allowing anything else get past him in the game. While opposing goalie who had come in for Mrazek, Tom McCollum seemed to be the only Wing playing well this game as he registers 17 saves since he came in. But it is all for not as the Tampa Bay Lightning extend their home winning streak to 9 games and take over first place in the Atlantic division with the 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.