How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-14-2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0), coming off a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators, visit the Detroit Red Wings (0-1) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, October 14 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSDET, and BSSUN. The Red Wings lost to the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in their last outing.

Lightning vs. Red Wings Game Info

• Game Day: Saturday, October 14, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Lightning and Red Wings Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Lightning Insights

• The Lightning’s 280 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the eighth-best scoring team in the league last season.
• The Lightning were 14th in goals against, giving up 252 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL play.
• Their goal differential (+28) ranked 11th in the league.
• The 71 power-play goals the Lightning put up last season (on 280 power-play chances) were the third-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 25.36% power-play conversion rate was third-best in the league.
• The seven shorthanded goals the Lightning scored last season ranked 16th among NHL squads.
• The Lightning killed 79.69% of opponent power plays, the 15th-ranked percentage in the league.
• The Lightning had the 11th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.6%.
• The Lightning shot 10.7% as a team (seventh in the league).
• The Lightning secured six shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 24.7 hits and 14.0 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• Nikita Kucherov was among Tampa Bay’s top contributors last season, recording 113 points. He averaged 0.4 goals per game, shooting 11.1%.
• Brayden Point garnered 95 points (51 goals, 44 assists), adding significantly to the team’s scoring efforts last season.
• With 84 points in 81 games last season (34 goals and 50 assists), Steven Stamkos was an important part of Tampa Bay’s offensive attack.
• In the three games Jonas Johansson played a season ago, his save percentage was 93.151, second-best in the league.

Lightning Injuries

Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out), Tyler Motte: Upper Body (Questionable)

Red Wings Insights

• With 237 goals (2.9 per game) last season, the Red Wings had the league’s 24th-ranked offense.
• The Red Wings gave up 3.4 goals per game (275 in total), 22nd in the NHL.
• They had the 24th-ranked goal differential in the league at -38.
• The Red Wings had 57 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 270 chances.
• The Red Wings’ power-play percentage (21.11) put them 17th in the league.
• The Red Wings had five shorthanded goals (26th in league).
• The 78.31% penalty-kill percentage of the Red Wings was 18th in the NHL.
• The Red Wings won 49.1% of faceoffs, 19th in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.3%, the Red Wings were 12th in the league.
• The Red Wings held their opponents scoreless four times.

Red Wings Key Players

• Dylan Larkin totaled 79 points (1.0 per game) for Detroit last season, with 32 goals and 47 assists in 80 games (playing 19:04 per game).
• Alex DeBrincat amassed 66 points last season, with 27 goals and 39 assists.
• David Perron scored 24 goals last season, and 32 assists.
• Alex Lyon had a 9-4-2 record last season, with a 91.189 save percentage (22nd in the league). He gave up 43 goals (1.2 goals against average).

Red Wings Injuries

Matt Luff: Undisclosed (Out), Carter Mazur: Undisclosed (Out)