Nikita Kucherov scores 27 seconds into OT to give the Lightning a 4-3 victory against the Red Wings

April 15, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov scored 27 seconds into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. Erik Cernak, Jake Guentzel and Conor Geekie also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves as Tampa Bay recorded at least 50 wins in a season for the fifth time in franchise history. The Lightning are tied with Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division. Each team has one game remaining. Patrick Kane recorded his 1,400th career point for Detroit. Alex DeBrincat, David Perron and Marco Kasper scored for ...

Skubal outduels Alcántara, Tigers hit 3 homers in 8-2 win for 3-game sweep of Marlins

April 14, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal outpitched Sandy Alcántara in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners, Dillon Dingler, Kevin McGonigle and Kerry Carpenter homered and the Detroit Tigers earned a three-game sweep with an 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Detroit has bounced back from a stretch of losing nine of 11 with its three-game winning streak. Skubal retired the first nine batters he faced and the two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner had a no-hit bid broken up by Austin Slater's bloop single with two outs in the sixth. Skubal (2-2) allowed a run and a season-low two hits ...

Red Wings extend NHL’s longest current playoff drought that has dragged on for a decade

April 13, 2026

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings sat on the bench, stewing in stunned silence, after their latest loss sealed their fate as a franchise relegated to watching the NHL playoffs on TV. Again. Detroit lost three leads in its last home game, falling 5-3 to the out-of-contention New Jersey ...

Greene’s 3-run homer, Anderson’s first career save lift Hinch to 400th Tigers win, 6-1 over Marlins

April 13, 2026

DETROIT — Riley Greene had a three-run homer and four RBIs, Drew Anderson ended the game by retiring Jakob Marsee in a 14-pitch at-bat for his first major league save and the Detroit beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 Saturday to get A.J Hinch his 400th win as Tigers manager. Rookie Kevin McGonigle scored twice for Detroit, which has won two straight following a five-game losing streak. Spencer Torkelson reached base three times, including an eighth-inning RBI single. Marlins catcher Agustín Ramírez and first baseman Connor Norby made errors, raising Miami's NL-high total to 15 in 15 ...

Jalen Duren scores 20 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-100

April 13, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jalen Duren had 20 points, Duncan Robinson scored 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, locking the Hornets into the play-in tournament. Already assured of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons played their regular starters against the Hornets. Cade Cunningham scored 14 points, Ronald Holland II had 13 and Ausar Thompson added 12 for Detroit, which is one win shy of its first 60-win season in 20 years with one regular-season game remaining. Duren also had a game-high nine rebounds. LaMelo Ball had 27 points and ...

Larkin’s hat trick, Seider’s career night lead Red Wings to crucial win over Flyers, 6-2

April 11, 2026

DETROIT — Dylan Larkin had three goals and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings kept their playoff chances alive with a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Moritz Seider had a career-high five points with a goal and four assists while Patrick Kane had a goal and two ...