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Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Minnesota Wild 2 5-2-1
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 5-2-0

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 0 2 0 2
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 9 12 15 36
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 10 11 35

Three stars

  1. J. Carlson, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  2. D. Hildeby, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. J. Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (1) Erik Cernak (1), Brandon Hagel (3) Even strength MIN 0, TBL 1
1st 06:02 Tampa Bay Lightning John Carlson (1) Nikita Kucherov (4), Brayden Point (2) Even strength MIN 0, TBL 2
2nd 02:32 Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes (2) Bobby Brink (3), Jared Spurgeon (3) Even strength MIN 1, TBL 2
2nd 04:55 Tampa Bay Lightning John Carlson (2) Nikita Kucherov (5), Jake Guentzel (3) Power play MIN 1, TBL 3
2nd 14:01 Minnesota Wild Blake Coleman (2) Kirill Kaprizov (1), Quinn Hughes (4) Power play MIN 2, TBL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 36 35
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 24 12
Blocked shots 20 14
Giveaways 14 10
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 29/51 (56.9%) 22/51 (43.1%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
10 B. Brink R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 12:01
12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 22:14
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 12:47
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 52.4% 21:16
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 10:54
20 B. Coleman L 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 14:20
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 66.7% 11:23
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 11:15
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 62.5% 10:50
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 16:36
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 80% 10:56
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0 23:07
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 19:29
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 0 23:00
43 Q. Hughes D 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 32:36
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 5 0 24:54
48 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:03
82 D. Spacek D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 08:23
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30 J. Wallstedt 35 32 3 .914 59:03 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 63.6% 17:34
25 J. Viel L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 08:23
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 45.5% 14:26
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 14:02
38 B. Hagel L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 22:55
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:12
71 A. Cirelli C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 42.9% 19:25
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:55
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 16:12
94 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14.3% 10:30
95 I. Mikheyev R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:08
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 21:02
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 17:16
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 16:04
74 J. Carlson D 2 0 2 0 0 9 2 3 1 16:48
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:04
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 19:32
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:21
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
35 D. Hildeby 36 34 2 .944 59:37 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:34 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin Interference 2
2nd 04:02 Minnesota Wild Michael McCarron Holding 2
2nd 08:11 Tampa Bay Lightning Max Crozier Hooking 2
2nd 12:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg High sticking 2
2nd 14:52 Minnesota Wild Zach Bogosian Holding 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches
Nick Foligno, Tyler Pitlick, Olli Maatta
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Emil Lilleberg

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild 8:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 8

Matchup Status Details
Utah Mammoth 1 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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