The Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 at Little Caesars Arena and are now 30-20-4 this season. Saturday’s game saw the Atlantic Division teams combine for six goals in the first period. Tampa Bay led 2-0 before Detroit made it 2-1, and the Lightning added two more goals prior to a Patrick Kane goal on the power play.

ABC and ESPN+ are televising a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon on this second-to-last day before the NHL breaks for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The Detroit Red Wings will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in NHL action at Little Caesars Arena in an afternoon matinee.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Red Wings 6-3 at Little Caesars Arena, snapping Detroit’s second seven-game winning streak under coach Todd McLellan. The Red Wings (28-22-5, 61 points) have a 13-day break for the 4 Nations Face-off before hosting Minnesota on Feb. 22.

DETROIT -- Looking to enter the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off break on a winning note, the Detroit Red Wings will try to pick up their eighth straight victory when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will visit the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon in what will be the first game of this weekend's back-to-back. The next two matchups against Detroit and Montreal will be their last opportunity to grab points before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.