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Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

DSN · The Spot

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Red Wings

Game 4 of a road trip: Colorado, St. Louis and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 42026-11-04: no game
  2. 52026-11-05: vs VGK
  3. 62026-11-06: no game
  4. 72026-11-07: at COL
  5. 82026-11-08: no game
  6. 92026-11-09: no game
  7. 102026-11-10: at STL
  8. 112026-11-11: no game
  9. 122026-11-12: at FLA
  10. 132026-11-13: no game
  11. 142026-11-14: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,164 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Minnesota, Winnipeg, Buffalo and Columbus).

  1. 42026-11-04: no game
  2. 52026-11-05: vs CHI
  3. 62026-11-06: no game
  4. 72026-11-07: at MIN
  5. 82026-11-08: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 92026-11-09: no game
  7. 102026-11-10: no game
  8. 112026-11-11: at BUF
  9. 122026-11-12: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 132026-11-13: no game
  11. 142026-11-14: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~832 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,821 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