Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Red Wings

36-23-7, 79 PTS

1-4

Final

Lightning

40-20-4, 84 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

DET shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
DET	5	13	7	25
TB	9	10	10	29

In net

John Gibson25/28 SV, .893

Andrei Vasilevskiy24/25 SV, .960

Team	1	2	3	T
DET	0	0	1	1
TB	0	1	3	4

Who won: Lightning 4-1

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-1. The Lightning outscored the Red Wings 3-1 in the 3rd period. Gage Goncalves led the Lightning in goals (2). J.T. Compher led the Red Wings in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:35
Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
P3 0:40
Oliver Bjorkstrand Tip-In Wide Right
P3 0:55
Yanni Gourde shot blocked by Albert Johansson
P3 0:57
TO
Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker
P3 1:00
Sheldon Dries faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 1:02
Oliver Bjorkstrand Tip-In Wide Right
P3 1:26
Mason Appleton Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 1:33
TO
Takeaway by Moritz Seider
P3 1:56
Michael Rasmussen hit Zemgus Girgensons
P3 2:19
TO
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
P3 2:29
TO
Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
P3 3:05
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Sheldon Dries
GOALP3 3:05
Goal! Wrist shot
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (25)
DET 1 - 4 TB
P3 3:11
TO
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
P3 3:13
TO
Takeaway by Emmitt Finnie
P3 3:19
TO
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
P3 3:38
Marco Kasper faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
GOALP3 3:38
Goal! Deflected
Gage Goncalves
Gage Goncalves Goal (10) Deflected, assists: Brayden Point (26), Nikita Kucherov (72)
DET 1 - 3 TB
P3 4:15
Brayden Point faceoff won against J.T. Compher
P3 4:49
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Marco Kasper
P3 4:58
J.J. Moser hit Michael Rasmussen
P3 5:32
Patrick Kane shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
P3 6:02
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by John Gibson