Tampa Bay Lightning (20-10-1, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (13-11-7, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -169, Red Wings +143; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings will try to break a six-game losing streak when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Detroit has gone 13-11-7 overall with a 2-5-2 record against the Atlantic Division. The Red Wings have a 12-3-4 record in games they score at least three goals.
Tampa Bay is 20-10-1 overall and 7-4-0 against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have given up 89 goals while scoring 111 for a +22 scoring differential.
The teams match up Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Red Wings won the last matchup 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Larkin has 10 goals and 18 assists for the Red Wings. Andrew Copp has one goal and six assists over the past 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 12 goals and 34 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored six goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 2-5-3, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Robert Hagg: out (undisclosed), Robby Fabbri: out (knee), Tyler Bertuzzi: out (hand/wrist), Mark Pysyk: out (achilles), Olli Maatta: out (illness), Filip Zadina: out (lower-body), Matt Luff: out (upper-body).
Lightning: Rudolfs Balcers: out (upper-body).
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