Summary
The Tampa Bay Lightning made franchise history Tuesday night, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 to improve to a perfect 7-0 on home ice and set a new club record for consecutive home wins to start a season. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick breaks down another impressive performance as the Bolts continue one of the best starts in team history. Tampa Bay came out flying, outshooting Detroit 13-2 in the first period and building an early lead they would never relinquish. Brayden Point continued his climb up the franchise record books with his 113th career power-play goal, moving past Vincent Lecavalier for sole possession of second place in Lightning history. Hear postgame reaction from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Brayden Point, and J.J. Moser as they discuss the Lightning's dominant start, their ability to protect a lead, and what continues to drive the team's success. Meanwhile, Nikita Kucherov added two assists to extend his point streak to four games and climbed another spot on the NHL's all-time scoring list among players born outside North America. In Today's Episode: Full recap of the Lightning's 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay sets a franchise record with seven straight home wins to open the season Brayden Point passes Vincent Lecavalier for second-most power-play goals in franchise history Postgame reaction from Jon Cooper, Point, and J.J. Moser Andrei Vasilevskiy earns his seventh win of the season and improves to 7-3-1 Nikita Kucherov's two-assist night pushes his point streak to four games and moves him past Nicklas Lidstrom on the NHL scoring list for players born outside North America Preview of Thursday night's matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks on Military Appreciation Night presented by USAA and GOVX New Block Party Podcast featuring Jeff Viel discussing his NHL journey, fighting the league's heavyweights, and life in Tampa Bay The new Hometown Remix collection is available now This Day in Lightning History: Brayden Point's hat trick against Ottawa in 2023, one of three he recorded that season to tie a franchise record Orlando Solar Bears earn their first win of the season behind a shutout performance from Ryan Bednard The Lightning continue to defend home ice Thursday night as they look to keep their historic start going against the Chicago Blackhawks. Subscribe to Daily Strike for daily Tampa Bay Lightning news, game recaps, player interviews, prospect updates, and everything happening around the organization. #TampaBayLightning #GoBolts #NHL #LightningHockey #BraydenPoint #NikitaKucherov #AndreiVasilevskiy #JJMoser #JonCooper #DetroitRedWings #ChicagoBlackhawks #DailyStrike #BoltsNation #HockeyPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.