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Red Wings at Lightning

NHL · Thursday, Mar 12 · 6:00 PM CT · Benchmark International Arena · Final DET 1 – TB 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
DET0011
TB0134
Team box
DET·TB
25
shots
29
0 of 1
power play
1 of 1
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
21
hits
22
20
blocked shots
14
2
penalty minutes
2
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
John GibsonDET2825.893
Andrei VasilevskiyTB2524.960

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
TB +3
DET +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: TB 3 · DET 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 38%, TB 62% · Updated Mar 12

Expected margin
TB by 1.0
Expected score
TB 3.6 – 2.6 DET
Expected total
6.2
Red WingsThe matchupLightning
+166Our fair odds−166
2.6Expected goals3.6
+0.03Power rating+0.38
3.0Goals / game3.6
3.0Allowed / game2.8
28.3Shots / game28.3
51.2Faceoff %47.2
17.4Hits / game20.1
36−29Season record39−24
4−6Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · TB chance
Our model fair37.6%62.4%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
DETDetroit Red Wings+16638%————
TBTampa Bay Lightning−16662%————
SpreadTB by 1.0
DETDetroit Red Wings+1our margin————
TBTampa Bay Lightning−1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Tampa Bay Lightning by 1.0 expected
Detroit Red Wings by 7 goals: <1%Detroit Red Wings by 6 goals: <1%Detroit Red Wings by 5 goals: 1%Detroit Red Wings by 4 goals: 2%Detroit Red Wings by 3 goals: 6%Detroit Red Wings by 2 goals: 6%Detroit Red Wings by 1 goal: 21%Tampa Bay Lightning by 1 goal: 18%Tampa Bay Lightning by 2 goals: 12%Tampa Bay Lightning by 3 goals: 17%Tampa Bay Lightning by 4 goals: 10%Tampa Bay Lightning by 5 goals: 4%Tampa Bay Lightning by 6 goals: 1%Tampa Bay Lightning by 7 goals: <1%
← DET wins byTB wins by →
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 2 or more45%
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 3 or more33%
Detroit Red Wings wins by 2 or more15%
Decided by one goal39%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 12%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
DETJohn Gibson G · last 5 starts: .918 save %, 2.17 GAAstarted
TBAndrei Vasilevskiy G · last 5 starts: .896 save %, 3.04 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·TB
Mar 10 at FLA
last game
Mar 10 vs CBJ
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
3rd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 63+ games
DET·TB
+0.03
rating (0 = average)
+0.38
3.0
goals / game
3.6
3.0
goals allowed / game
2.8
36−29
season record
39−24
18−14
home record
19−11
18−15
away record
20−13
L1
streak
L2
4−6
last 10
4−6
28.3
shots / game
28.3
51.2
faceoff %
47.2
17.4
hits / game
20.1
16.5
blocked shots / game
12.5
4.3
takeaways / game
4.1
15.4
giveaways / game
14.6

Rating Trend

DET · TB · 127 days
Detroit Red WingsTampa Bay Lightning
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · TB 4−6
Nov 28, 2025at DETTB 6 − 3
Oct 17, 2025at DETDET 2 − 1 OT
Apr 11, 2025at TBDET 4 − 3 OT
Feb 8, 2025at DETTB 6 − 3
Jan 25, 2025at DETDET 2 − 0
Jan 18, 2025at TBTB 5 − 1
Apr 1, 2024at TBDET 4 − 2
Jan 21, 2024at DETDET 2 − 1
Oct 14, 2023at DETDET 6 − 4
Apr 13, 2023at TBTB 5 − 0

DET · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Mar 10at FLA3 − 4L
Mar 8at NJ3 − 0W
Mar 6vs FLA1 − 3L
Mar 4vs VGK3 − 4L
Mar 2at NSH4 − 2W
Feb 28at CAR2 − 5L
Feb 26at OTT2 − 1W
Feb 4at UTAH1 − 4L
Feb 2at COL2 − 0W
Jan 31vs COL0 − 5L

TB · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2
Mar 10vs CBJ2 − 5L
Mar 8at BUF7 − 8L
Mar 7at TOR5 − 2W
Mar 5at WPG1 − 4L
Mar 3at MIN1 − 5L
Feb 28vs BUF2 − 6L
Feb 26at CAR4 − 5L
Feb 25vs TOR4 − 2W
Feb 5vs FLA6 − 1W
Feb 3vs BUF4 − 3W