NHL Prop Bets: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings (March 12, 2026)
The Detroit Red Wings (36-22-7) face the Tampa Bay Lightning (39-20-4) at Benchmark International Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Lightning are favored to win at -218. They're currently +114 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Red Wings are -135 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Red Wings have a 32-33 Puck Line record this season, while the Lightning hold a record of 30-33.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.
- The Red Wings have a 29-31-5 O/U record this season (meaning 29 games have gone over the total points line, 31 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Lightning have a 31-28-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Red Wings are averaging 2.92 goals per game this season (21st in the league). Comparatively, the Lightning are averaging +0.6 more at 3.51 goals (4th).
- Defensively, the Red Wings are giving up 2.94 goals per game this season (11th in the league), while the Lightning are giving up an average of 2.78 goals (3rd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Detroit is averaging 28.3 shots per game this season (15th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay is allowing its opposition 27.1 shots per game (10th).
- Flipping that script, the Red Wings are allowing 27.8 shots per game (15th in the NHL), while the Lightning are averaging 28.3 shots (16th).
Power Play
- Detroit holds a power play percentage of 22.3%, ranking 12th in the league this season, while Tampa Bay sits 13th with 21.8% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Red Wings have a penalty kill rate of 78.9% (ranked 17th), compared to the Lightning at 81.4% (9th).
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 17-24-24 | 7-14-11 | 10-10-13 | 3-6-1 |
| Tampa Bay | 28-20-15 | 13-9-8 | 15-11-7 | 3-4-3 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +295 to go to overtime.
- The Red Wings have played in 18 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Lightning have appeared in 13.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Red Wings have played in 5 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Lightning have appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
Tampa Bay recorded a 3-6 victory over Detroit at Little Caesars Arena when these teams last met on November 28. Darren Raddysh led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 2 assists.
