Red Wings at Lightning 2/3/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings look to snap a six-game losing streak when visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. Detroit dropped to 2-6-2 with six points following a 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers. The lone goal scorers for the Red Wings were Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha. Detroit is last in the Central division, five points behind first place.

Tyler Bertuzzi is leading Detroit in goals scored with five, while Filip Hronek is the leader in assists with six and Dylan Larkin the leader in points with eight. Jonathan Bernier is 2-1-0 with a goals against average of 3.54 and save percentage of .889. Detroit is scoring an average of 2.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.50 goals per game. The Red Wings power play is scoring 11.8% of the time and the penalty kill unit has been effective 65.6% of the time.

Tampa Bay looks for its third consecutive victory when hosting Detroit on Wednesday. The Lightning improved to 5-1-1 with 11 points following a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday. Tampa Bay jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and coasted to the victory. Tampa Bay is tied for first place in the Central division with both Florida and Columbus.

Steven Stamkos is the leading goal scorer for Tampa Bay with four and is the leader in points with nine, while Victor Hedman is the leader in assists with six. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 5-1-1 with a goals-against average of 2.14 and a save percentage of .925. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.43 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.29 goals per game. The Tampa Bay Power Players scoring 24.0% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been effective 80.0% of the time.