While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones. The Lightning and their hulking defenseman will finish a two-game homestand Saturday night against the sizzling Detroit Red Wings in the opener of four matchups between the Atlantic Division foes.

Find the injury report for the Detroit Red Wings (21-19-4), which currently has three players listed on it, as the Red Wings prepare for their matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning (24-16-3) at

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Detroit Red Wings have a pair of huge games against Atlantic Division opponents up first on the four-game road trip.

The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column on Thursday night, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout at AMALIE Arena to earn a season series split with their Western Conference opponent. Jake Guentzel scored the lone goal in the three-round shootout.

Detroit is looking to respond after a 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, which ended its season-high seven-game winning streak. Two goals from Vladimir Tarasenko and one goal from Lucas Raymond saw the Red Wings pull within 4-3 just before the midway mark of the third period, but Detroit ultimately couldn’t find the equalizer.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their two-game homestand with a cross-conference matchup against the Anaheim Ducks tonight at 7 p.m. The Bolts (23-16-3) are coming off a disheartening 6-2 loss to a key division rival in the Boston Bruins.

Patrick Kane and the Red Wings won again on Thursday night, securing a 5-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers.

Can we count on Brayden Point scoring a goal when the Tampa Bay Lightning face off with the Detroit Red Wings at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday? To help you with your bets, take a look at the numbers and insights below.

The Detroit Red Wings might've narrowly missed out on ... The Red Wings also trail the Tampa Bay Lightning by just five points in the race for third place in the Atlantic Division.

But we will soon learn what this Detroit team is really made of based on its upcoming schedule. The Red Wings have Florida, Tampa Bay, Dallas, Philadelphia, Montreal and the Lightning again on deck.