NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 4/11/2025

Detroit Red Wings (36-35-7, 79 Points) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-26-7, 97 Pts) 

Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Friday, April 11
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/ FDSN DETX/FDSN SUN
Radio:
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit: +1.5 ML +195
Tampa Bay: -1.5 ML -245
O/U 6.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings dropped their second straight last night in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. They are about to be eliminated from playoff contention. They had a great stretch of beating the Panthers and Hurricanes, but things have gone off the rails, and they will likely miss to playoffs once again despite the outcome of tonight’s game.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning suffered a crucial 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. The loss dropped them to three points behind the Maple Leafs, with each team having four games left. Of their final four games, Tampa Bay has to face Detroit, Buffalo, Florida, and the Rangers.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

DeBrincat-Larkin-Kane
Rasmussen–Kasper-Raymond  
Berggren-Compher-Tarasenko
Watson-Motte-Smith

Chiarot-Seider
Edvinsson-Petry
Holl-Johansson

Lyon
Talbot

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Gourde-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Goncalves
Bjorkstrand-Paul -Chaffee
Girgensons-Glendening-Raddysh

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond this season has 75 points on 26 goals and 49 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 13 times in his career, recording seven points on five goals and two assists; in three games this season, he has a goal and an assist.  

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov this season has 116 points on 34 goals and 82 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 39 times in his career, recording 52 points on 21 goals and 31 assists; in three games this season, he has a goal and five assists.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR  
C Andrew Copp – IR
D Erik Gustafsson – Out
G Petr Mrazek – DTD
LW Elmer Soderblom – DTD

Tampa Bay Lightning

F Jake Guentzel – Out

Next Up

Detroit: April 14 vs. Dallas Stars
Tampa Bay – April 13 vs. Buffalo Sabres

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