Minnesota Wild 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3: final score and stats
Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Wild 2 to Tampa Bay Lightning 3, on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild.
NHLThursday, October 8, 2026
DateOct 8, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance19,092
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Minnesota WildTampa Bay Lightning
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-1-1Record3-1-0
1st in Central DivisionStanding3rd in Atlantic Division
7-5Road record / home record8-0
LWWWLLast 5LWWWL
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Minnesota WildTampa Bay Lightning
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Minnesota Wild
Filip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveBrock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveTampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBox score
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:14 | 3:15 | 1:12 | 17:47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:01 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:20 | 1:17 | 2:02 | 11:01 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:16 | 2:11 | 1:09 | 17:56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:15 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 10:08 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:07 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 20:40 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 9:39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Maxim Shabanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:36 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 14:21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:56 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 8:38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:47 | 0:04 | 1:54 | 10:49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 11:23 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:06 | 1:12 | 18:11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23:00 | 0:05 | 1:29 | 21:26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Quinn Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32:36 | 3:26 | 0:08 | 29:02 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:03 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 7:54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Spacek | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:23 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 6:37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:54 | 0:03 | 3:02 | 21:49 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .914 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 59:03 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:25 | 1:13 | 1:51 | 16:21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Geekie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 9:32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:07 | 1:08 | 13:11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 15:13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 3:50 | 1:01 | 16:21 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:55 | 3:29 | 1:16 | 18:10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:55 | 3:51 | 0:05 | 16:59 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:08 | 1:37 | 13:23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 3:30 | 0:06 | 13:58 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Viel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 3:41 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Cernak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:32 | 0:09 | 1:50 | 17:33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crozier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 20:56 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 14:52 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:21 | 1:46 | 9:57 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:16 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 15:24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 11:37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hildeby | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .944 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 59:37 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Tampa Bay Lightning won, 3-2, on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Minnesota Wild 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Quinn Hughes (1 goals). Tampa Bay Lightning: John Carlson (2 goals).
Where is Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning played?
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL.
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