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While the Wings might trail the Canucks by already 7 points, there is no doubt that the franchise from Michigan would be very content if they managed to hold on to their second place in the West down the stretch. Confident to extend their winning streak, Nicklas Lidstrom and the Detroit Red Wings will visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday at 0:30 a.m. GMT.

Although everything pointed to another subpar NHL campaign for the Lightning early in the season, the team around Martin St Louis dramatically elevated its level of play over the past two months. Holding on to an impressive 34-17-5 record, Tampa now leads the Southeast Division and looks like a safe-bet to enter the playoffs with home-ice advantage. Offensively, Steven Stamkos is having an outstanding year, recording 40 goals and 34 assists for a total of 74 points in only 56 regular season games. Similarly, right wing Martin St Louis helped to push the Lightning over the top and scored 20 goals and 66 points up to this point. Considering the strength of both clubs, fans around the league might get to see a hard-nosed battle between to relatively even teams on Friday night.

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