The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning knocked off the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout.

Poor Detroit and New York, two teams that had so much potential going into the season are suddenly out of the playoff picture. Could a trade fix their issues?

Following a road back-to-back against the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, the defending Stanley Cup champions will return to South Florida to host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday and Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. “It’s an unusual schedule this year,” head coach Paul Maurice said.

The Red Wings are in need of defensive depth ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, and Bowen Byram is a great fit.

With the Panthers getting into penalty trouble in the second period, the Red Wings made them pay a second time when Dylan Larkin went to the crease and re-directed a tape-to-tape centering feed from Patrick Kane through traffic into the cage to make it 2-1 at 7:52.

Special teams success was the key to victory for the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The Red Wings dominated on the power play, scoring three times on just four shots to take down the Florida Panthers 5-2 at Amerant Bank Arena.

If a team gives up three power-play goals in a single game, they, like the Florida Panthers, probably do not have a chance at winning. As was the case Thursday night. The Detroit Red Wings scored their first three goals on the power play — then added a fourth with 4:19 left in

On Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers in regulation for the first time since 2021. The Red Wings, who had gone 13 games without beating the Panthers in 60 minutes of play,

The NHL is back from its holiday roster freeze and fewer than two months away from the trade deadline. So far, there have been 15 trades, four coaching changes, plus extensions signed by Igor Shesterkin,

While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones.

Ducks coach Greg Cronin liked how his team put 37 shots on goal and won 55.2 percent of the faceoffs. The Ducks also outhit Tampa Bay, 24-12, but were let down by their special teams as the Lightning scored the game's only two power-play goals.

A chance to bounce back. Falling to the red-hot Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena, the Florida Panthers will have a chance to get two points at home on Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks.