National Hockey League
Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 13, 2023
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Justin Kea, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 19092

Tampa Bay's Brayden Point scored twice to eclipse the 50-goal plateau for the first time, goaltender Brian Elliott stopped 32 shots and the Lightning closed the regular season Thursday night with a 5-0 shutout of the visiting Detroit Red Wings.

With his club up 2-0 in the third period and on the power play, Point -- who added an assist -- popped in a sharp-angled marker to reach the half-century mark at 10:47. The tally was his 20th on the power play.

He added an empty-net goal with 4:01 remaining as the Lightning won for the first time in five games (1-4-0) and just the fourth time in their last 12 (4-8-0).

Point's previous season-best goal mark was 41 in 2018-19.

Brandon Hagel added to his best goal-scoring campaign with his 30th and added an assist for the Lightning (46-30-6, 98 points), who split the season series 2-2-0 with the Wings and finished 28-8-5 on home ice.

Alex Killorn set a new career high in goals, as well, and also had a helper, and Michael Eyssimont notched his first goal with the Lightning.

In perhaps his final NHL game, the 38-year-old Elliott (12-8-2) recorded his 45th career shutout and second this season. He blanked the Arizona Coyotes on Feb. 15.

Ross Colton and Mikhail Sergachev each posted two assists.

Goalie Ville Husso (26-22-7) stopped 27 shots, but the Wings (35-37-10, 80 points) were blanked for the fifth time -- the second by Tampa Bay -- and fell to 7-19-5 in the past 31 matches against the Eastern Conference champions.

After missing Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury, Detroit captain Dylan Larkin returned to the lineup. He finished his season with a career-high 79 points (32 goals, 47 assists).

In its last home game before hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of the postseason's first round, Tampa Bay jumped out front when Killorn gathered a pass from Anthony Cirelli and buried his career-high 27th goal from the left circle at 7:49.

The second-line right winger potted 26 in the 2019-20 campaign and has a career high in points (63) and assists (36) this season.

Killorn's goal stood as the only Lightning shot on goal until the period's final 30 seconds, with Detroit holding a 12-3 advantage.

During a Lightning odd-man rush in the third period, a puck got away from Point, and Hagel added some insurance in hitting the 30-goal mark.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Tampa Bay
N/A Points Brayden Point 3
N/A Goals Brayden Point 2
N/A Assists Ross Colton 2
N/A Power Play Goals Brayden Point 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ville Husso .871 Save Percentage Brian Elliott 1.000
Ville Husso 27 Saves Brian Elliott 32
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 32 0 0-2 1-2 6 19
Tampa Bay 32 5 1-2 2-2 6 34
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Lightning have a W/L % of .587 after a win and .528 after a loss.