⚡ Away Lightning 36-22-8 before this game

2–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 40-17-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	1	2
DET	2	0	1	3

Lightning at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Lightning 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on March 5, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Mar 5, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:08 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Pavel Datsyuk

2 A

14:25 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Vincent Lecavalier

2 A

5 shots · 22:05 TOI · -1

4rd star 🐙 DET

Curtis Joseph

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:51

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Pavel Datsyuk · beat John Grahame

0–1

🐙 Mathieu Dandenault 1st · 09:02

Assists: Igor Larionov, Luc Robitaille · beat John Grahame

0–2

2nd period

⚡ Dan Boyle PP 2nd · 00:27

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier · beat Curtis Joseph

1–2

3rd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan 3rd · 17:52

Assists: Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg · beat John Grahame

1–3

⚡ Vinny Prospal PP 3rd · 19:25

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards · beat Curtis Joseph

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL DET🐙

35 Shots on goal 22

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

11 Hits 15

17 Blocked shots 16

3 Takeaways 6

7 Giveaways 15

10 Penalty minutes 14

TBL shooting 5.7% (2/35) DET shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:33 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Curtis Joseph

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 22:43

L2 Prospal · Andreychuk · Modin 18:40

L3 Taylor · Clymer · Alexeev 11:18

L4 Dingman · Svitov · Roy 6:07

D1 Boyle · Kubina 23:36

D2 Neckar · Lukowich 16:06

D3 Sarich · Pratt 14:30

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · Dandenault 19:08

L2 Maltby · Zetterberg · Hull 16:57

L3 Draper · Datsyuk · Larionov 14:25

L4 Holmstrom · Devereaux · McCarty 11:09

L5 Robitaille 7:58

D1 Lidstrom · Woolley 23:48

D2 Kuznetsov · Bykov 16:12

D3 Boileau 13:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ TBL vs DET, answered

Who won Lightning vs Red Wings on March 5, 2003?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Red Wings?

The final score was Lightning 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Dan Boyle, Vinny Prospal.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan, Mathieu Dandenault, Nicklas Lidstrom.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Red Wings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 4

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 3

Also on March 5, 2003

Lightning season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule