Observations on an excellent night for Cam Talbot, Detroit's painful path to a 2–0 victory, and another impressive night for youngsters Marco Kasper and Albert Johansson

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Kucherov, who recorded his 600th NHL assist in the second period, extended his point streak to eight games (four goals, 10 assists).

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three goals in a span of 3:42 less than four minutes into the second period to break the game open and went on to defeat the Red Wings 5-1 at Amalie Arena. Detroit (21-20-4) has lost two of its past three following a seven-game winning streak. The Lightning (25-16-3) are 5-1-1 in their past seven.

Detroit reeled off a seven-game winning streak shortly after Todd McLellan was named head ... the aid of two late Blackhawks penalties. Jake Guentzel scored a power-play goal with 42 seconds ...