⚡ Away Lightning 20-7-1
6–5
Final / SO
🐙 Home Red Wings 12-12-3
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
⚡ TBL 03216
🐙 DET 22105

Lightning at Red Wings

Lightning beat Red Wings 6–5 in a shootout at Little Caesars Arena on December 4, 2018.

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2018-19 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Mathieu Joseph
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 12:15 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Frans Nielsen
3 G
4 shots · 17:11 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Ryan Callahan
2 A
2 shots · 14:22 TOI

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Gustav Nyquist Go-ahead 1st · 16:54
Assists: Dylan Larkin · beat Edward Pasquale
0–1
🐙 Frans Nielsen 1st · 17:15
Assists: Andreas Athanasiou · beat Edward Pasquale
0–2
2nd period
⚡ Mathieu Joseph 2nd · 05:10
Assists: Ryan Callahan · beat Jimmy Howard
1–2
⚡ Mathieu Joseph Tying 2nd · 11:37
Assists: Yanni Gourde · beat Jimmy Howard
2–2
🐙 Frans Nielsen Go-ahead 2nd · 13:33
Assists: Luke Witkowski · beat Edward Pasquale
2–3
⚡ Steven Stamkos Tying 2nd · 14:27
Assists: Ryan Callahan · beat Jimmy Howard
3–3
🐙 Frans Nielsen Go-ahead 2nd · 16:26
Assists: Andreas Athanasiou · beat Edward Pasquale
3–4
3rd period
🐙 Gustav Nyquist 3rd · 04:06
Assists: Dylan Larkin, Justin Abdelkader · beat Edward Pasquale
3–5
⚡ J.T. Miller 3rd · 09:50
Assists: Mikhail Sergachev · beat Jimmy Howard
4–5
⚡ Cedric Paquette SH Tying 3rd · 14:58
Assists: Mathieu Joseph · beat Jimmy Howard
5–5
Shootout
⚡ Nikita Kucherov Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
6–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Stamkos · Kucherov 21:29
L2 Johnson · Gourde · Cirelli 15:21
L3 Killorn · Palat · Callahan 14:22
L4 Paquette · Miller · Joseph 12:15
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 24:00
D2 Cernak · Girardi 20:24
D3 Sergachev · Coburn 17:43
🐙Red Wings
L1 Abdelkader · Larkin · Nyquist 21:36
L2 de la Rose · Athanasiou · Nielsen 17:11
L3 Vanek · Glendening · Rasmussen 16:16
L4 Ehn · Frk 7:54
D1 Green · Jensen 24:16
D2 Kronwall · DeKeyser 19:08
D3 Cholowski · Ericsson 15:26
D4 Witkowski 9:12

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL DET🐙
35 Shots on goal 24
14 Hits 20
10 Blocked shots 11
8 Takeaways 6
9 Giveaways 23
6 Penalty minutes 6
TBL shooting 17.1% (6/35) DET shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Edward Pasquale
19/24
.792 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Jimmy Howard
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

10 of 11 goals located
Gustav Nyquist · 1st 16:54 · 0–1 Frans Nielsen · 1st 17:15 · 0–2 Mathieu Joseph · 2nd 05:10 · 1–2 Mathieu Joseph · 2nd 11:37 · 2–2 Frans Nielsen · 2nd 13:33 · 2–3 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 14:27 · 3–3 Frans Nielsen · 2nd 16:26 · 3–4 Gustav Nyquist · 3rd 04:06 · 3–5 J.T. Miller · 3rd 09:50 · 4–5 Cedric Paquette · 3rd 14:58 · 5–5
TBL DET
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–4
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Lightning lead the season series 2–0
Oct 182018 🐙DET @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Feb 152018 🐙DET @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Jan 72018 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 5–2 Oct 262017 🐙DET @ ⚡TBL 2–3 Oct 162017 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 3–2
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❓ TBL vs DET, answered

Who won Lightning vs Red Wings on December 4, 2018?

Lightning won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Lightning 6, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Mathieu Joseph (2), Cedric Paquette, J.T. Miller, Steven Stamkos.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Frans Nielsen (3), Gustav Nyquist (2).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Edward Pasquale made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 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?

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 3 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 5–1 AfterDec 6 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 2–3
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeDec 2 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 2–0 AfterDec 6 🐙DET @ 🍁TOR 5–4
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