Red Wings Drop 4–3 OT Decision to Lightning in Penultimate Game of 2025–26 Campaign
Only one game remains for the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025-26 season after Monday evening's 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena.
Follow Michael Whitaker On X While the good news for the Detroit Red Wings is that they came back from a 3-1 third-period deficit against the Tampa Bay Lightning to knot the score and earn a point in the standings, the bad news is that it doesn't mean anything for them. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, one of the five best players in the NHL, scored the overtime game-winning goal just 27 seconds into the extra session, giving Tampa Bay a 4-3 win at Benchmark International Arena. Final pic.
twitter. com/YzVXTPBg3H — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 14, 2026 For the Red Wings, who were officially eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention on Saturday evening, it was their penultimate game of the 2025-26 regular season. Also adding insult to injury is the fact that, even though they now have accumulated the most points in a season since the start of their postseason drought, it still wasn't enough to get them into the playoffs.
Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings team site to stay connected to the latest news , game-day coverage, and player features . The Red Wings found the back of the net first, as David Perron scored his third goal since his return to Detroit early last month at the NHL Trade Deadline, finishing off a feed at the side of the net from J. T.
Compher. However, the Lightning knotted the score late in the frame thanks to the first goal of the season from Conor Geekie. Goals from Erik Cernak and Jake Guentzel gave the Lightning a 3-1 advantage through the end of 40 minutes, but the Red Wings would fight their way back into the contest.