DETROIT (AP) — The NHL’s most competitive division race just got a little tighter.
The Lightning have crept closer to the Central Division-leading Hurricanes by nipping the Red Wings, 2-1.
Blake Coleman scored 16 seconds into the game on the Bolts’ first shot as Tampa Bay improved to 5-0-1 in its last six to pull into a second-place tie with Florida, two points behind Carolina. Mikhail Sergachev added another goal early in the second period, which proved to be the game-winner.
Backup Christopher Gibson stopped 22 shots and blanked the Red Wings until Filip Zadina scored late in the second period.
