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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Sunday, December 20, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, December 20, 2026, with puck drop at 5:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, SN1, TVAS and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 2 of a road trip: Toronto, now Detroit.

  1. 102026-12-10: vs BOS
  2. 112026-12-11: no game
  3. 122026-12-12: vs PIT
  4. 132026-12-13: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 142026-12-14: no game
  6. 152026-12-15: at PIT
  7. 162026-12-16: no game
  8. 172026-12-17: vs CGY
  9. 182026-12-18: no game
  10. 192026-12-19: at TOR
  11. 202026-12-20: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~207 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,305 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Washington and Philadelphia).

  1. 102026-12-10: no game
  2. 112026-12-11: vs NYR
  3. 122026-12-12: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 132026-12-13: no game
  5. 142026-12-14: no game
  6. 152026-12-15: vs LAK
  7. 162026-12-16: no game
  8. 172026-12-17: at WSH
  9. 182026-12-18: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 192026-12-19: no game
  11. 202026-12-20: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~444 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~960 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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLDET

Settled lines

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

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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