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Detroit Red Wings (36-22-7, 79 pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (39-20-4, 82 pts)

Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Date: Thursday, March 11
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSN DET/The Spot/MTN
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket/102.5 FM The Bone

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings suffered a 4-3 loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. They are now 2-2-1 in March, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning dropped their second straight on Tuesday with a 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. They’re 1-4-0 in March, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

DeBrincat-Copp-Kane
Finnie-Kasper-Raymond
Appleton-Compher-Brandsegg Nygård
van Riemsdyk-Rasmussen-Shine

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Faulk
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Gibson
Talbot

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Guentzel-Point-Goncalves
Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Girgensons-Gourde-Holmberg
Perry-Geekie-Bjorkstrand

Moser-Carlile
McDonagh-D’Astous
Hedman-Santini

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

J.T. Compher had a goal in one of the two games against the Lightning earlier this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Yanni Gourde had two goals in one of the two games against the Red Wings this season.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

F David Perron – IR
F Dylan Larkin – DTD

Tampa Bay Lightning

F Nick Paul – Out
D Maxwell Crozier – IR
F Anthony Cirelli – DTD

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