Game 2: Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-18-15

Henrik Zetterberg is stopped by Lightning goalie Ben Bishop as Braydon Coburn (55) and Nikita Kucherov (86) converge.

(The Associated Press)

TAMPA, Fla. - Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg has appeared in 22 Stanley Cup playoff series in his career before this year and has scored at least one goal in each.

It's a remarkable record of consistency for a player who usually elevates his game in the postseason.

But the streak is in jeopardy. Zetterberg has no goals in six games against the Tampa Bay Lightning in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal. He has one last chance to keep it intact Wednesday in Game 7 at Amalie Arena.

And if he can score, it might be a big goal.

"Obviously, you want to produce more than I have done," Zetterberg said. "I had more looks during these games. Game 1 and Game 2 I didn't play good. After that it's been better, but obviously it would be nice to see the back of the net."

Zetterberg has three assists in the series. He has a team-high 15 shots and a minus-3 rating. He is leading the club in the faceoff circle at 54.3 percent - a team the Red Wings are doing poorly, ranking 15th out of 16 playoff clubs at 44.9 percent.

"You just try to do everything right," Zetterberg said. "Play good defensively, good at faceoffs, and try to lead by example. That's what I'm trying to do."

He's not alone in his struggles. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, second in the league with 43 goals, also hasn't scored in the series (he has three assists).

Coach Mike Babcock said he hasn't spoken to Zetterberg about not having scored a goal and doesn't plan on it.

"It's the playoffs; expect for Game 2 and Game 6 there was no space, period," Babcock said. "In those two games, I thought we gave them opportunity. They haven't done that for us. We're not that type of team anymore. We don't create separation like they do with speed.

"There's not a lot of space for Z. He's been very good, very determined, played hard, hasn't scored. The good thing about him is he does lots of other good things so we don't have to worry about him."

Zetterberg was productive the first half of the season but slumped following the All-Star break. He had two goals and 19 assists in his final 29 regular season games. Playing a few games on Pavel Datsyuk's line late in the season sparked Zetterberg, but the team can't afford to play them together in this series due to the match-up problems it would present.

Linemates Justin Abdelkader (no goals, two assists in four games) and Gustav Nyquist (one goal, one assist in six games) are capable of stepping up as well.

"I think we got to keep trying to get pucks to the net," Abdelkader said. "I think we're doing a decent job, but pucks aren't going in. Just got to maybe establish more of an offensive-zone presence as far as being in there for a longer period of time.

"I think Hank's doing a lot of good things. Hank's a player that even if he's not on the score sheet he's going to positively affect the game. He's our leader."

Abdelkader said others must chip in during the postseason.

"It's not always going to be your big-name guys," Abdelkader said. "You see Stamkos hasn't scored any goals. I imagine they're talking about him, too. I think playoffs are about your depth as a team, different guys chipping in."

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