Minnesota Wild @ Tampa Bay Lightning

20-10-7, 6-5-6 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Wild MIN	1	0	1	0	2
Lightning TB	1	1	0	1	3

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19-16-4, 10-8-2 Home

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lightning
0
Wild
1

Game 1

8/11

Wild
2
Lightning
3

Game 2

3/1

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 3 January 2016

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Rob Martell

Linesmen:
Andy McElman
Brian Mach

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Nikolaj Ehlers returns to lineup for Carolina Hurricanes

Veteran forward Nikolaj Ehlers, 30, hampered by a lower-body injury in the Carolina Hurricanes' first-round sweep of the Ottawa Senators, returned on Saturday, when his club hosted the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Knoblauch: McDavid played with fracture in foot-ankle area

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch revealed on Saturday that captain Connor McDavid played through a fracture in the foot and ankle area during his team's six-game loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy offered in-person hearing after slash

Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson in Game 6 Friday, meaning the Bruins veteran could be suspended for six or more games to start next season.

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Minnesota Wild @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

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NHL News

Nikolaj Ehlers returns to lineup for Carolina Hurricanes

Knoblauch: McDavid played with fracture in foot-ankle area

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy offered in-person hearing after slash