Tampa Bay Lightning @ Detroit Red Wings

EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 3 • TB leads series 2-1

46-31-5

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	0	0	0	0
Red Wings DET	0	2	0	2

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsDET

41-30-11

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Red Wings
2
Lightning
3

Game 1

14/4

Red Wings
2
Lightning
5

Game 2

16/4

Lightning
0
Red Wings
2

Game 3

18/4

Lightning
3
Red Wings
2

Game 4

20/4

Red Wings
0
Lightning
1

Game 5

22/4

Joe Louis Arena

4:30 AM, 18 April 2016

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 20,027

Referees:
Eric Furlatt

Linesmen:
Derek Amell
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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