Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
When: Friday, April 11 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network Florida (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Wednesday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Yanni Gourde - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Gage Goncalves
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Nick Paul
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Mitchell Chaffee
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - JJ Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Darren Raddysh
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Friday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will face Atlantic Division opponent Detroit for the final time this season when the Red Wings visit AMALIE Arena on Friday...The Lightning are 2-1-0 against the Red Wings so far in 2024-25 and have outscored Detroit 13-4 in three games...Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 1-5—6 in three games against the Red Wings, and Brandon Hagel has 2-2—4...Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has started all three games against Detroit this season, going 2-1-0 with a .953 save percentage and 1.69 goals against average...Tampa Bay is 40-37-5 all-time against Detroit, including 24-15-2 on home ice...The Lightning are 18-4-0 against Detroit at AMALIE Arena since the 2014-15 season...Kucherov is the franchise leader in scoring against Detroit with 21-31—52 in 39 games...Victor Hedman (5-36—41 in 47 GP) is third, and Brayden Point (20-15—35 in 37 GP) ranks fourth...Vasilevskiy is 16-5-0 with a .932 save percentage in his career versus Detroit, while Jonas Johansson is 0-1-0 with an .878 save percentage as a Bolt against the Red Wings.
Item of the Game
2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Packs
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The Road Ahead
Sunday, April 13 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Tuesday, April 15 vs. Florida Panthers
Thursday, April 17 at New York Rangers
