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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Saturday, January 23, 2027 · Little Caesars Arena

DSN · SN · The Spot

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, January 23, 2027, with puck drop at 12:30 PM ET. The game is on DSN, SN and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 3 of a road trip: Boston and New Jersey, now Detroit.

  1. 132027-01-13: no game
  2. 142027-01-14: vs VGK
  3. 152027-01-15: no game
  4. 162027-01-16: vs OTT
  5. 172027-01-17: no game
  6. 182027-01-18: at BOS
  7. 192027-01-19: no game
  8. 202027-01-20: no game
  9. 212027-01-21: at NJD
  10. 222027-01-22: no game
  11. 232027-01-23: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~473 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,854 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Back home after a game in Minnesota.

  1. 132027-01-13: at UTA
  2. 142027-01-14: no game
  3. 152027-01-15: no game
  4. 162027-01-16: at CHI
  5. 172027-01-17: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 182027-01-18: no game
  7. 192027-01-19: vs ANA
  8. 202027-01-20: no game
  9. 212027-01-21: at MIN
  10. 222027-01-22: no game
  11. 232027-01-23: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~533 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,066 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.

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 →

Season series