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Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

DSN · The Spot

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and The Spot.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 242026-10-24: at CGY
  2. 252026-10-25: no game
  3. 262026-10-26: at EDM
  4. 272026-10-27: no game
  5. 282026-10-28: no game
  6. 292026-10-29: vs CHI
  7. 302026-10-30: no game
  8. 312026-10-31: vs STL
  9. 12026-11-01: no game
  10. 22026-11-02: at FLA
  11. 32026-11-03: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,308 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Back home after a game in Nashville.

  1. 242026-10-24: at UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 252026-10-25: no game
  3. 262026-10-26: no game
  4. 272026-10-27: no game
  5. 282026-10-28: no game
  6. 292026-10-29: vs WPG
  7. 302026-10-30: no game
  8. 312026-10-31: at NSH
  9. 12026-11-01: no game
  10. 22026-11-02: no game
  11. 32026-11-03: vs DET
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~622 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,244 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DET 66% (14th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DET 28% (13th least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series