Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Tampa Bay Lightning
10/17/25 19:00
Detroit Red Wings

Prediction:

 

Over 6.0 Goals

-130
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 by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks

Next Friday night is expected to offer one of the most spectacular games in the NHL regular season, as the Tampa Bay Lightning will face the Detroit Red Wings at 05:00 pm CST. For this game, the bookmakers’ odds make Tampa Bay the favorite team to win due to their urgency to get closer to the playoff spots after an unexpectedly poor performance at the beginning of the season.

However, it must be noted that the Detroit Red Wings have excellent momentum, currently sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference standings. Additionally, they have a three-game winning streak, during which they have defeated contenders for the championship like the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers. With that success in mind, the performance of players like Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane, and Dylan Larkin must be mentioned, as they’re currently leading the goal and assist stats.

Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning appeared to recover from the awful beginning of the season after their 4-3 road victory over the Boston Bruins; nonetheless, two days later they suffered a painful overtime loss to the Washington Capitals, so not even winning this game would take them into playoff spots. Taking all this into account, it makes it necessary for the Lightning to stop the dependency on Nikita Kucherov, as he has been the only consistent player on the ice.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
3
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
8 5 4 1 4
13
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
4 5 1 4 -4

Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings Latest Matches

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning Latest matches
L L L L W L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Oct 14, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  3
Washington Capitals

Oct 13, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  3
Boston Bruins

Oct 11, 2025 - NHL

New Jersey Devils
5 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Oct 9, 2025 - NHL

Ottawa Senators
5 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 30, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
6 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 28, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  4
Florida Panthers
W L L L L L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Oct 11, 2025 - NHL

New Jersey Devils
5 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Oct 9, 2025 - NHL

Ottawa Senators
5 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 30, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
6 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 24, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
2 :  0
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 22, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
6 :  2
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 15, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
1 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning
W L W L W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Oct 14, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  3
Washington Capitals

Oct 13, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  3
Boston Bruins

Apr 28, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  4
Florida Panthers

Apr 26, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  1
Florida Panthers

Apr 17, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
0 :  4
New York Rangers

Apr 7, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  1
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings Latest matches
W L L W W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Oct 15, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
1 :  4
Detroit Red Wings

Oct 13, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  2
Toronto Maple Leafs

Oct 11, 2025 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
3 :  6
Detroit Red Wings

Oct 9, 2025 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
5 :  1
Detroit Red Wings

Apr 17, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  4
Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 16, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
5 :  2
New Jersey Devils
W W W L W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Oct 15, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
1 :  4
Detroit Red Wings

Oct 11, 2025 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
3 :  6
Detroit Red Wings

Oct 9, 2025 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
5 :  1
Detroit Red Wings

Apr 14, 2025 - NHL

Dallas Stars
4 :  6
Detroit Red Wings

Apr 6, 2025 - NHL

Florida Panthers
1 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Apr 4, 2025 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
3 :  5
Detroit Red Wings
L L W W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Oct 13, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  2
Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 17, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  4
Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 16, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
5 :  2
New Jersey Devils

Apr 11, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
4 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 10, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
1 :  4
Florida Panthers

Apr 8, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
1 :  4
Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning against Detroit Red Wings : Head to Head (H2H)

Tampa Bay Lightning

50 %

Detroit Red Wings

50 %

Apr 11, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
4 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 8, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
6 :  3
Detroit Red Wings

Jan 25, 2025 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
0 :  2
Detroit Red Wings

Jan 18, 2025 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
1 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 1, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
4 :  2
Tampa Bay Lightning

Apr 13, 2023 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
0 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Players list

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
J. Johansson A. Vasilevskiy J. Moser R. McDonagh E. Lilleberg V. Hedman E. Cernak D. Raddysh O. Bjorkstrand C. Douglas B. Point B. Hagel M. Chaffee Y. Gourde A. Cirelli P. Holmberg J. Finley J. Guentzel G. Goncalves C. Geekie
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
J. Gibson C. Talbot S. Edvinsson A. Sandin Pellika M. Seider B. Chiarot J. Bernard-Docker A. Johansson P. Kane A. Copp A. DeBrincat M. Rasmussen E. Soderblom J. Van Riemsdyk D. Larkin M. Appleton M. Kasper M. Brandsegg-Nygard J. Compher E. Finnie

Tampa Bay Lightning - Detroit Red Wings Key Points

  1. The Tampa Bay Lightning have conceded two or more goals in their last four consecutive road games.
  2. The Detroit Red Wings have, in Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, and Lucas Raymond, players that have been able to take three or more shots on goal per game when playing at home.
  3. The Tampa Bay Lightning ended a three-game road winless streak against the Detroit Red Wings with their most recent 6-3 victory in February.
  4. The Detroit Red Wings have a four-game home streak of scoring two or more goals per game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction

Considering all this, this game is expected to be one of the most attractive in terms of goals scored, as both teams have many dangerous players on the ice. Furthermore, the momentum that the Red Wings built at the beginning of the season is expected to have a positive impact in their mental strength.

In conclusion, the Red Wings' motivation and the Lightning's urgency make this game one of the most anticipated by hockey fans, especially since only four games will be played this Friday. Therefore, the pick for the Tampa Bay Lightning – Detroit Red Wings is: Over 6.0 Goals!

Prediction:

 

Over 6.0 Goals

-130
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