Tampa Bay Lightning @ Minnesota Wild

29-13-3, 17-4-3 Away

26-13-9, 13-6-6 Home

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	19	7	2	1	2.28	.915
J. Johansson	10	6	1	0	2.73	.896

Wild

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
F. Gustavsson	14	9	5	3	2.50	.912
J. Wallstedt	12	4	4	4	2.64	.916

Grand Casino Arena

2:30 AM, 4 March 2026

Saint Paul, MN

MIN

Points

Nikita KucherovRW #86

67PTS

23G

44A

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

52PTS

25G

27A

Goals

Nikita KucherovRW #86

23G

5PPG

124S

Matt BoldyLW #12

27G

7PPG

157S

Assists

Nikita KucherovRW #86

44A

15PPA

22+/-

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

27A

7PPA

5+/-

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brayden Point C	IR	5 Feb
Ryan McDonagh D	IR	20 Jan
Scott Sabourin RW	IR	18 Jan
Victor Hedman D	IR	1 Feb

Minnesota Wild

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matt Boldy LW	IR	24 Jan
Joel Eriksson Ek C	IR	19 Jan
Jonas Brodin D	IR	29 Jan
Zach Bogosian D	IR	17 Jan

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
TB	3.51	2.56	27.3	26.4	638	29	20.1	24	83.7	3	0
MIN	3.06	2.77	28.7	29.7	310	35	22.3	27	76.7	3	0

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/14/26	@PIT	W2-1 SO
1/13/26	@PHI	W5-1
1/11/26	@PHI	W7-2
1/7/26	vsCOL	W4-2
1/3/26	@SJ	W7-3

Wild Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/16/26	vsWPG	L6-2
1/13/26	vsNJ	L5-2
1/11/26	vsNYI	L4-3 OT
1/9/26	@SEA	W3-2 OT
1/6/26	@LA	L4-2

Regular Season Series

Series starts 3/3

Lightning
Wild

Game 1

4/3

Wild
Lightning

Game 2

24/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	3	61
Detroit	28	16	4	60
Montreal	26	15	7	59
Buffalo	26	16	4	56
Boston	27	19	2	56
Toronto	23	16	8	54
Florida	24	18	3	51
Ottawa	22	19	5	49

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	33	4	8	74
Dallas	27	12	9	63
Minnesota	26	13	9	61
Utah	24	20	4	52
Nashville	22	20	4	48
Chicago	19	21	7	45
St. Louis	18	21	8	44
Winnipeg	19	22	5	43

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Hurricanes acquire defenseman Kyle Masters from Sharks

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Minnesota Wild

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Matt BoldyLW #12

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

Series starts 3/3

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

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Hurricanes acquire defenseman Kyle Masters from Sharks

Ducks trade for Bruins forward Jeffrey Viel, give up 4th-rounder