Detroit opens season at home against Tampa Bay

Posted October 13, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings

Detroit; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wings +213, Lightning -269; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings play the Tampa Bay Lightning at home for the season opener.

Detroit went 19-27-10 overall with a 12-11-5 record at home a season ago. Goalies for the Red Wings compiled a .906 save percentage while allowing 2.9 goals on 31.8 shots per game last season.

Tampa Bay went 36-17-3 overall and 15-10-3 on the road during the 2020-21 season. The Lightning scored 3.2 goals per game while allowing opponents to average 2.6 last season.

INJURIES: Red Wings: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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