Detroit — It had to end sometime, and the Red Wings’ long-standing misery against the Tampa Bay Lightning finally has.
It went all the way to a shootout, but the Red Wings defeated Tampa 5-4 — 2-1 in the shootout — as the Wings ended a 16-game regular-season losing streak to the Lightning that dated to 2015.
Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri both scored in the shootout for the Wings.
Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi, who both had four points in the game, scored third-period goals, breaking a 2-2 tie.
But the Lightning came right back.