Lightning take win streak into matchup with the Red Wings
Tampa Bay Lightning (24-17-5, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (23-17-5, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -119, Red Wings -101; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to keep a five-game win streak alive when they play the Detroit Red Wings.
Detroit has gone 23-17-5 overall with an 8-5-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Red Wings have a 23-6-3 record in games they score at least three goals.
Tampa Bay has a 24-17-5 record overall and a 5-4-3 record in Atlantic Division games. The Lightning serve 10.7 penalty minutes per game to rank sixth in NHL play.
The matchup Sunday is the second time these teams play this season. The Red Wings won 6-4 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex DeBrincat has 17 goals and 23 assists for the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 28 goals and 47 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored five goals with four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.4 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Matt Luff: out (upper body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body), Patrick Kane: day to day (lower body).
Lightning: Haydn Fleury: out (hand), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body), Erik Cernak: day to day (upper-body), Tanner Jeannot: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.