Lightning score 4 in 1st period, end Red Wings’ 7-game win streak

DETROIT -- The Tampa Bay Lightning scored four goals in the first period and ended the Detroit Red Wings’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

“Scoring four goals in a game has been tough over the last five weeks, much less getting four in a period,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “Getting a first-period explosion was nice. Maybe our looks are starting to go in.”

Brandon Hagel, who will be representing Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off from Feb. 12-20, had two goals and two assists, and Erik Cernak (one goal, two assists) and Nikita Kucherov (three assists) each had three points for the Lightning (30-20-4), who have won three in a row and extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1). Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves.

“We started really well, and they obviously pushed back in the second period,” Cernak said. “We kind of handled it, but we know we need to be better, which we were in the third.”

Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 300th NHL goal for the Red Wings (28-22-5), who lost for the first time since Jan. 21 (2-1 in overtime at the Philadelphia Flyers). It was the second-longest active win streak in the NHL behind the Winnipeg Jets, who have won eight in a row.

“We didn’t have any game management at all,” coach Todd McLellan said. “I didn’t think we might have the jump or drive we might need, but the turnovers -- the gifts we gave them -- I didn’t see that part coming.”

Alex Lyon allowed two goals on three shots before being pulled at 2:56 of the first. He was relieved by Cam Talbot, who made 11 saves.

“When you pull a goaltender, he leaves the game and he’s not heard or seen anymore,” McLellan said. “When a coach has a (bad) night, he doesn’t get pulled. When a player has a (bad) night, they continue on. So, it is magnified for the goaltenders.”

Hagel gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead at 1:28 of the first with a shot that went in off the end of Lyon’s catching glove. It was Hagel’s 25th goal of the season.

Cernak made it 2-0 at 2:56 with a wrist shot from the point, prompting the goalie change.

“You don’t see a lot of offense from me, so that was exciting,” said Cernak, whose three points tied an NHL career high. “I just try to get the puck to our forwards and let them make magic.”

Tarasenko cut it to 2-1 at 9:47, tipping Moritz Seider’s pass between Vasilevskiy’s legs for his 300th NHL goal.

Brayden Point, who will also play for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off, gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead at 11:49, and Nick Paul beat Talbot on a breakaway at 15:13 to make it 4-1.

Patrick Kane cut it to 4-2 with a power-play goal at 16:54, one-timing DeBrincat’s pass across the slot.

DeBrincat made it 4-3 at 14:29 of the second period, stealing the puck from Darren Raddysh and beating Vasilevskiy.

Dylan Duke scored in his NHL debut on a rebound to give Tampa Bay a 5-3 lead at 4:10 of the third period.

“(Mitchell Chaffee) made a nice play to get the shot on net, and then it was just laying there,” Duke said. “I was in the right spot at the right time and I just hammered it.”

Duke, a fourth-round pick by the Lightning (No. 126) at the 2021 NHL Draft, played the previous three seasons for the University of Michigan. He scored in his debut a few hours before his brother, Tyler, and the Wolverines faced Michigan State in the same arena.

“This is definitely beyond anything I could have dreamed of, to be honest,” Duke said. “It was such a whirlwind of emotions, playing here in front of my family and teammates.”

Hagel scored an empty-net goal at 17:57 for the 6-3 final.

NOTES: Tampa Bay is the first team to have four 25-goal scorers (Point, Jake Guentzel, Kucherov, Hagel) through 54 games since the 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins. … Hagel and Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh were each plus-4. … Kucherov has 52 points (21 goals, 31 assists) in 39 career games against the Red Wings. … Lyon’s start was the shortest by a Detroit goalie since Jimmy Howard left a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals with an injury after 1:53.