NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 11/28/2025

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Tampa Bay Lightning (14-7-2, 30 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (13-10-1, 27 pts)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Friday, November 28
Time: 12:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/The Spot-MTN/FDSNDET
Radio: 102.5 FM WHPT The Bone/97.1 The Ticket

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning picked up their fifth straight win on Wednesday with a 5-1 victory over the Flames. They’re 9-3-0 in November, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings dropped their second straight on Wednesday in a 6-3 loss to the Predators. They’re 4-6-1 in November, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.7 goals per game.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Guentzel-Point-Goncalves
Girgensons-Gourde-Holmberg
Douglas-James-Bjorkstrand

Moser-Raddysh
D’Astous-Lilleberg
Carlile-Santini

Vasilevsky
Johansson

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finniee-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Kasper Compher-Kane
Soderblom-Compher-Appleton
Copp-Danielson-van Riemsdyk

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Gibson
Talbot

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

J.J. Moser scored the Lightning’s lone goal in Tampa Bay’s loss to Detroit last month.

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin recorded a goal and an assist in Detroit’s 2-1 win over the Lightning back on October 17th. The goal was the game-winning goal in overtime.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

D Ryan McDonagh – IR
C Brayden Point – DTD
D Victor Hedman – IR
D Erik Cernak – DTD

Detroit Red Wings

F Michael Rasmussen – IR
D Travis Hamonic – DTD

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