Christian Post Report – After dropping the first game at home, the Tampa Bay Lightning will try to rebound against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 2 of their NHL playoff match in the Eastern Conference.
Game 2 will start on April 18, 2015 at 3:00 PM ET, and can be watched on TV on the NBC network or online through live stream (details below).
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Pavel Datsyuk celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
It was veteran Pavel Datsyuk who displayed his usual brilliance in the first game as he scored a tip-in in the 10th minute of the first period to give Detroit the lead.
Tampa Bay had an answer as Brian Boyle scored a short-handed goal after five minutes to keep things level after the first period.
However, Datsyuk had more up his sleeve as nifty re-direction stunned the Tampa Bay defense as he scored in only eight seconds of the second period.
Mesmerized by his performance, Tampa Bay could not find an answer and saw themselves failing to capitalise against an aging and lower-seeded squad.
In fact, Luke Glendening scored a short-handed goal for Detroit in the third period to go up 3-1.
Nikita Nesterov answered back for Pittsburgh with a goal in the 49th but they could not find the game-tying goal to extend the game.
With the win, Detroit now hold the home advantage heading into Game 2.
For Tampa Bay, it is important that they get this second game at home in order to restore some order in the series for if they fall for a second straight time at home, the next two games at Detroit could be their final games of the season.
Detroit will look to get another big win in order to have a big advantage of moving on to the next round of the competition.
For highlights and updates of this match, go to NHL.com. For live streaming of the second game between the two teams, click here.
Source : Christian Post