The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning knocked off the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout.

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.

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Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Motte exited Tuesday’s game versus the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury. The incident occurred late in the second period when Motte appeared to lose an edge and crashed into the boards behind Sharks goaltender Alexander Georgiev.

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

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.

Detroit scored four goals — including three times on the power play — before Bobrovsky was pulled late in the second period of the Panthers’ 5-2 loss to the Red Wings on Thursday to begin a quick two-game homestand at Amerant Bank Arena.

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.