Lightning Host Red Wings in First Season Meeting

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday at 7 p.m. EST — their first meeting of the season.

Tampa Bay enters with an 8-3-2 record. Detroit is 7-5-3. Both teams are in the NHL’s Atlantic Division.

Each club went 6-2-2 over its last 10 games. The Lightning averaged four goals and allowed 3.3 per game. Detroit averaged 3.4 goals and allowed three per game.

John Carlson has five goals and three assists for Tampa Bay. Jake Guentzel has scored seven goals and added four assists in his past 10 contests. Viktor Arvidsson has eight goals and seven assists for Detroit. Emmitt Finnie has six goals and four assists over his last 10 games.

Yanni Gourde (hip) is out for Tampa Bay. Zemgus Girgensons (lower-body) and Erik Cernak (undisclosed) are day to day. Albert Johansson (undisclosed), Mason Appleton (undisclosed) and Marco Kasper (upper body) are out for Detroit.

The Lightning are listed as -264 moneyline favorites. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

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