Detroit Red Wings rookie Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored his first career goal on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

DETROIT – Hoping to maintain their early-season positive momentum, the Detroit Red Wings will try for their fourth straight win when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit Little Caesars Arena on Friday night.

Al Sobotka, who brought the lawsuit against Olympia Entertainment in 2022, said he's "devastated" by the verdict.

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, Emmitt Finnie and Axel Sandin-Pellikka have played seven or eight exhibition games, and Friday's game against Tampa was their fifth regular-season contest. That's a lot of games in a short period of time. The familiarity of the coaching staff to the players has increased substantially in a short period of time.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings’ season-opening schedule had the potential for a disastrous start. The six-game gauntlet features matchups against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, the two-time Finals runners-up, a pair of 100-point teams and another playoff club from 2024-25.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that star winger Nikita Kucherov will be held out of Friday night’s game due to an illness. Kucherov has three points, one penalty, and a minus-eight through four games this season.

Detroit Red Wings forward Mason Appleton spoke about what's led to his early-season success after scoring twice against the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers (3-2-0) sliced the margin in half on Marchand's third goal at 14:05. The Panthers' Anton Lundell won the faceoff and Marchand controlled the puck. Marchand wheeled behind the net and converted the wraparound on Talbot, sliding a shot through Talbot's pads.

The Detroit Red Wings are forming an identity game by game, having edged the Florida Panthers for their third straight win against an Atlantic foe.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings are exactly one week into their 2025-26 campaign, and because they know every 82-game NHL slate is a marathon of peaks and valleys, they’re determined to maintain the right frame of mind as their Centennial season progresses.