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Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Detroit Red Wings 1 41-31-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 5 13 7 25
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 10 10 29

Three stars

  1. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  2. G. Goncalves, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  3. J. Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (28) Nikita Kucherov (71), Corey Perry (18) Power play DET 0, TBL 1
3rd 01:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves (9) Brayden Point (25) Even strength DET 0, TBL 2
3rd 07:05 Detroit Red Wings J.T. Compher (9) Alex DeBrincat (32), Patrick Kane (28) Even strength DET 1, TBL 2
3rd 16:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves (10) Brayden Point (26), Nikita Kucherov (72) Even strength DET 1, TBL 3
3rd 16:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (29) Anthony Cirelli (25) Even strength, Empty net DET 1, TBL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 25 29
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 2
Hits 21 22
Blocked shots 20 14
Giveaways 10 16
Takeaways 10 2
Faceoffs won 21/42 (50%) 21/42 (50%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
15 S. Dries C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 60% 10:16
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 11:52
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:36
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 19:52
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 37.5% 12:58
28 M. Brandsegg-Nygård R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:27
37 J. Compher L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 52.9% 19:26
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 100% 17:44
65 D. Shine R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 09:09
88 P. Kane R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 0 0 19:19
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 45.5% 18:07
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 18:15
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 18:47
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:50
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14:14
53 M. Seider D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 25:11
72 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 0 19:11
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 4 0 24:12
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 28 25 3 .893 59:32 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:21
21 B. Point C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 53.8% 18:13
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13:38
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 11:46
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:42
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 55.6% 15:25
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:07
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 09:47
59 J. Guentzel C 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 15:56
71 A. Cirelli C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 15:33
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 +2 2 3 0 0 0 18:33
93 G. Goncalves C 2 0 2 +2 0 5 2 2 0 100% 18:47
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 4 0 22:19
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 1 0 24:17
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18:41
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13:52
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 18:54
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 21:09
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 25 24 1 .960 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Hooking 2
1st 19:47 Detroit Red Wings Marco Kasper Holding the stick 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, CJ Murray
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Travis Hamonic, Austin Watson, Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, Eduards Tralmaks, Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Steven Santini, Erik Cernak, Emil Lilleberg, Conor Geekie

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 12

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Dallas Stars 7 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 1 Final Game page

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