Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings

NHL Little Caesars Arena, Detroit·December 20, 2026

TB

Tampa Bay Lightning TB 3-0-0, 0-0-0 Away

December 20, 2026 10:00 pm

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Detroit Red Wings DET 1-3-0, 1-3-0 Home

DET

Standings

Atlantic Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
2	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
3	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
4	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
5	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
6	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
7	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
8	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Lightning

NK

N. Kucherov R

1.25 PTS/G

0 G

5 A

JC

J. Carlson D

1 PTS/G

2 G

2 A

AV

A. Vasilevskiy G

.946 SV%

0.95 GAA

2 W

Red Wings

AD

A. DeBrincat R

1 PTS/G

2 G

3 A

VA

V. Arvidsson L

0.8 PTS/G

3 G

1 A

JG

J. Gibson G

.862 SV%

3.43 GAA

1 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 3–0

3.3 13th

Goals For

22nd 2.5

1.3 1st

Goals Against

25th 3.5

2.0 2nd

Goal Diff

23rd -1.0

Special Teams 1–1

11.1 23rd

PP%

9th 26.7

85.7 13th

PK%

28th 64.7

Offense 1–2

25.5 14th

Shots

8th 27.0

9.8 22nd

Shooting%

27th 7.4

50.0 17th

Faceoff%

10th 51.9

Defense 3–2

18.0 2nd

Shots Against

8th 21.0

11.3 24th

Blocks

22nd 11.8

14.3 30th

Hits

13th 22.2

2.8 28th

Takeaways

28th 2.8

10.3 1st

Giveaways

4th 13.0

7.0 9th

PIM

22nd 10.8

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 3–0

3.4 5th

Goals For

21st 2.9

2.8 2nd

Goals Against

15th 3.1

0.6 3rd

Goal Diff

19th -0.2

Special Teams 1–1

16.2 23rd

PP%

12th 22.8

88.3 1st

PK%

14th 80.9

Offense 1–2

26.1 24th

Shots

5th 30.2

12.3 3rd

Shooting%

28th 9.7

45.6 30th

Faceoff%

7th 52.7

Defense 3–3

27.7 16th

Shots Against

10th 26.6

14.3 22nd

Blocks

9th 15.6

19.8 20th

Hits

23rd 19.0

4.2 21st

Takeaways

31st 3.9

15.7 16th

Giveaways

25th 16.5

12.3 29th

PIM

24th 10.3

Head-to-Head

Series tied 1-1

Final

TB Lightning

132

6

DET Red Wings

120

3

Final/OT

TB Lightning

0010

1

DET Red Wings

1001

2

Recent Form

Lightning

W vs MIN 3-2

W vs PHI 4-1

W vs WSH 3-1

L vs MTL 1-2

W @ MTL 1-0

Red Wings

L vs SEA 3-6

W vs OTT 5-3

L vs WPG 2-3

L vs NYR 0-2

L @ FLA 1-8

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, US · 20,491 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: December 20, 2026
Time: 10:00 pm