Lucas Raymond is a big reason the Detroit Red Wings are doing so well, and Patrick Kane may soon rejoin the lineup.

Suddenly, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves living in George Costanza world. Their trip to the Sunshine State has turned into opposite day. Thursday, the Wings went into Florida to face the Panthers,

The Tampa Bay defenseman faces additional discipline after a hit on J.T. Compher that resulted in an interference penalty.

The Red Wings got on the scoreboard with a power-play one-timer from Lucas Raymond late in period two. Raddysh’s power-play goal from the top of the setup extended the Lightning lead on a play in which Kucherov earned his 600th NHL assist.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1.

Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit ... Detroit Red Wings goaltender Cam Talbot (39) reacts as the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate a goal by Mitchell Chaffee during the second period of an NHL hockey ...

After struggling to convert scoring changes, Tampa Bay has just 1 goal through the first 2 periods but makes it stick.

Anthony Cirelli scored his fourth short-handed goal of the season for Tampa Bay. The shutout was Andrei Vasilevskiy’s 37th of his career.

After a couple of solid wins against good teams, the Detroit Red Wings begin a trip through western Canada, beginning with a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Watch the Detroit Red Wings on FuboTV (7-day free trial) After a tough road trip,

The New York Rangers missed a chance to get closer but didn't lose ground in the playoff race the past few days.

Veteran forward Andrew Copp said the Detroit Red Wings have a togetherness they lacked before head coach Todd McLellan was hired in late December.