Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 4/13/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Date: Monday, April 13, 2026
Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL
TV: WXPX-TV
Amalie Arena is where the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-25-6) will take on the Detroit Red Wings (41-29-9) on Monday.

The Detroit Red Wings will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 6-3 victory against the Flyers in the last game they played. Detroit recorded 16 minutes in the box in this game. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to net 3 goals. The Red Wings had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in this victory. In the game, they scored on 6 of the 22 shots they launched.
Detroit Red Wings opponents have amassed 208 power play opportunities (27th in professional hockey) and have tallied 47 goals in those chances. The Red Wings have had 2,192 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .892. Detroit has taken 2,230 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.4%. When at even strength, the Red Wings have allowed the opponent to score 190 goals while scoring 176 on offense. Detroit comes into the game with 241 power play opportunities and they have notched 56 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.24%. For the season, they sit with 91 points and their points percentage is .576. When discussing their scoring, the Detroit Red Wings have accumulated 232 goals (20th in the NHL) on the year and have given up 237.
The player protecting the goal in this game is John Gibson. Over the course of his career, Gibson has tallied 297 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .541. His save percentage currently is at .910 in his 26,947 mins on the ice. Gibson has had 16,834 shot attempts taken against him and he has 15,311 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,523 goals against Gibson in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.77. He has earned an overall record of 233-237-67 and he has started in 549 games. Gibson has taken the ice for 561 games over the course of his NHL career.
Their last time out, Tampa Bay faced the Canadiens in an outing where the Lightning ended up taking the loss by a mark of 2-1. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Lightning recorded 1 goal of the 18 shots on goal they attempted.
On the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 278 goals, 102 points, and a points percentage of .646. They have permitted 221 goals to be scored by of a combination of 177 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Lightning have tallied 227 goals at even strength and 51 goals (13th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 241 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 21.16%. Tampa Bay has put up 2,228 shots (13th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.48%, while allowing the other team 2,116 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 82.47% on the other teams 251 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%.
Across the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. He has recorded 16,075 saves out of 17,538 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .917. Vasilevskiy has accumulated a lifetime mark of 368-178-39 and has participated in 596 games. He was named a starter in 586 games and has accumulated 28,758 minutes. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate comes in at 59.0% and he has made 346 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.50 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,463 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony's Pick: Take Detroit
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