Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning Predictions

Detroit Red Wings travel to Florida to play the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Red Wing's are in the second Wild Card spot. Tampa could be relegated to the Wildcard spot with a loss. Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in points (36) and assists (25). Steven Stamkos leads them with 13 goals. Andrei Vasilevskiy is the team's number one goaltender. The Lightning are playing better hockey than the Redwings. They will win 4-3.

Detroit Red Wings are the underdogs against Tampa Bay Lightning. The Red Wing's need to shoot at least 35 times to win. Nikita Kucherov has been dominant this season and his 36 points are fourth-most in the league.

Tampa Bay Lightning will win if they draw penalties and get second-chance shots. Tampa has the fifth-best power-play unit in the NHL and convert on 28.57% of their opportunities. Ville Husso is a competitor and often tough to score on.

Detroit Red Wings play Tampa Bay Lightning in a pre-season game. Moritz Seider is a starting defenseman who plays well over 22 minutes a game, but his stats are not very impressive. He has the worst +/- on the Red Wing's team at -13.

Nicholas Paul is the key player for Tampa Bay Lightning. He plays over 17 minutes a game and has 11 goals and 7 assists in 24 games. Paul has a +/- of 15 (tenth-highest in the NHL), which is highest on the Lightning team.