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Game time: December 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Amalie Arena — Tampa, FL

Article updated Dec 6, 12:01 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Detroit is on the road playing Tampa Bay at the Amalie Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Tampa Bay -230 was the opening favorite and current line is Tampa Bay

Game outlook

Detroit is on the road playing Tampa Bay at the Amalie Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/6/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Tampa Bay -230 was the opening favorite and current line is Tampa Bay -249.

Detroit Highlights

With a power ranking of 16, Detroit is ranked #14 in offense (scoring an average of 3.17 per game), #18 in defense (allowing an average of 3.22 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-7-5 this season.

Tampa Bay Highlights

Tampa Bay Lightning has a power ranking of 5 and are #8 for offense (scoring an average of 3.50 per game), #16 for defense (giving up an average of 3.22 points per game) and 15-9 overall. Detroit went 2-1-0 in their last 3 matchups against Tampa Bay.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Tampa Bay Lightning to win and the total score to be 6. 60% of SportsJaw predicts Tampa Bay Lightning to win. OddsShark predicts Tampa Bay will win and the total will push.

64% picked Tampa Bay Lightning on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Red Wings 3 to Lightning 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Red Wings 3 to Lightning 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Red Wings vs Lightning archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Red Wings vs Lightning matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Detroit Red Wings+195 → +215Moved
  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning-230 → -249Moved
  • Spread · Detroit Red Wings+1.5 (-130) → +1.5 (-120)Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Lightning-1.5 (+114) → -1.5 (+100)Moved
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Detroit Red Wings
12-12 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tampa Bay Lightning
15-9 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-06T05:01:02.531Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Detroit Red Wings defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2

Detroit Red Wings defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on December 6, 2022, a 2-goal decision in the series. Detroit Red Wings' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Detroit Red Wings +1.5 (-120) spread, Detroit Red Wings covered, while the 6 total pushed.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BluedevilMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • FlyigglesflyTotal · Over 6 (-110)Push
  • RoycejacobsMoneyline · Detroit Red Wings +215Win
  • JohnmiznerTotal · Over 6 (-110)Push
  • IrishblueMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (+100)Loss
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • 2521180385Moneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -249Loss