Point's Two Goals Power Lightning Past Red Wings 4-2 for Seventh Straight Home Win

Brayden Point scored two goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight home win. Point opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 7:54 of the first period, set up by Nikita Kucherov, and added a second at 13:01 to give Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead. Anthony Cirelli made it 3-0 in the second period before Detroit fought back through Lucas Raymond and J.T. Compher, who cut the gap to a single goal early in the third. Ryan McDonagh settled it with an empty-net goal with less than a second remaining. The Red Wings, playing for a second straight night, were slow out of the blocks and managed only two shots in a first period dominated by Tampa Bay. Detroit goalie John Gibson also left after the first period with a lower-body injury and was replaced by Daniil Tarasov. Kucherov finished with two assists for the Lightning, who stay perfect at home, while Detroit's road trip continues with lessons to learn about starting games on time.