Patrick Kane hits points milestone but Detroit Red Wings fall in OT
Detroit Red Wings score: Patrick Kane assisted on a 3rd-period goal to get the Wings to OT, but the Lightning won it early in the extra period.
TAMPA, FL — Patrick Kane celebrated a milestone during an otherwise unremarkable game for the Detroit Red Wings . Having been eliminated from the race for a spot in the 2026 playoffs, the Wings had little at stake as they went into their penultimate game of the season, facing the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, April 13, at Benchmark International Arena. Backup Cam Talbot started in net, giving John Gibson a rest, and prospect Michael Brandsegg-Nygård got a look on the fourth line.
The Wings rallied from two goals down to push the game past regulation, but lost in overtime, 4-3, when Nikita Kucherov scored 27 seconds into the extra period. When he assisted on the Wings' tying third goal, Kane reached 1,400 career NHL points, becoming just the 24th player in history to do so. LOOKING AHEAD: Detroit Red Wings free agents: Anyone Steve Yzerman should bring back?
Net gains David Perron scored for a second straight game, his third goal since being acquired at the trade deadline in early March. Ben Chiarot fired a shot from up top, and J. T.
Compher found the rebound and found Perron, who made it 1-0 at 5:03. The Wings celebrated again at 15:30 when Simon Edvinsson fired Moritz Seider's shot in behind Andrei Vasilievskiy, but the Lightning successfully challenged Andrew Copp had committed goalie interference. That call left Kane at 1,399 points, as he would have had the second assist.