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Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-1, 3 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (3-1-0, 6 pts)
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Friday, October 17
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+/The Spot/FDSN-DET
Radio:Â 02.5 The Bone/97.1 The Ticket
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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:
The Lightning suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals on Tuesday. They’re averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing four goals per game.
Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:
The Red Wings won their third straight game on Wednesday with a 4-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. They are now averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game. Their penalty kill to start the season is ranked tenth with an 88.9%.
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:
Hagel-Point-Kucherov
Guentzel-Cirelli-Goncalves
Holmberg-Gourde-Bjorkstrand
Chaffee-Geekie-Douglas
Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Crozier
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines
Finnie-Larkin-Appleton
DeBrincat–Kasper–Kane
Copp-Compher-Brandsegg Nygard
van Riemsdyk-Rasmussen-Soderblom
Chiarot-Seider
Edvinson-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker
Gibson
Talbot
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Players To Watch:
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov has three points on two goals and an assist. In 40 games in his career against the Red Wings, he’s recorded 52 points on 21 goals and 31 assists; in four meetings last season, he had six points on a goal and five assists.
Detroit Red Wings
Marco Kasper scored one goal this season. In four games in his career against Tampa Bay, which came last season, he scored three goals.
Injury Report:
Tampa Bay Lightning
LW Nick Paul – IR
C Zemgus Girgensons – IR
D Maxwell Crozier – DTD
Detroit Red Wings
F Nate Danielson – IR
F Lucas Raymond – DTD
Next Game:
Tampa Bay – October 18 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit– October 19 vs. Edmonton Oilers
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