Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Minnesota Wild 5: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 to Minnesota Wild 5, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLTuesday, March 3, 2026
DateMar 3, 2026
Start time9:30 PM ET
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
TVTNT/HBO Max/truTV
Attendance18,101
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningMinnesota Wild
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
38-17-4Record36-16-10
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Central Division
4-6Road record / home record5-2
WLWWWLast 5WLWWW
W1StreakW1
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningMinnesota Wild
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.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Cernak D · Undisclosed
OutBrayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveMinnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 13:20 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:12 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 13:30 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 10:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 10:10 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:19 | 0:11 | 3:55 | 12:13 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:11 | 4:59 | 1:11 | 16:01 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:50 | 2:23 | 2:30 | 15:57 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:59 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:56 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 17:57 | 24 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 15:02 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:37 | 0:00 | 5:27 | 10:10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 15:35 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:51 | 0:26 | 2:23 | 14:02 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 | 5:05 | 9:44 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 14:08 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:07 | 4:33 | 0:06 | 18:28 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .810 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 58:18 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:57 | 6:27 | 1:52 | 11:38 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:20 | 5:45 | 1:05 | 11:30 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Fabbri | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:47 | 0:15 | 15:27 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 70.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:05 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:48 | 0:29 | 9:28 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:11 | 5:09 | 0:00 | 17:02 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nico Sturm | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 7:42 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0:20 | 3:08 | 11:50 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:54 | 0:17 | 0:47 | 12:50 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:24 | 6:16 | 0:00 | 14:08 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 13:15 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 0:04 | 0:43 | 14:37 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brock Faber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:12 | 1:11 | 3:05 | 19:56 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:01 | 6:44 | 0:00 | 19:17 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:26 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 15:08 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | 0:58 | 1:40 | 12:49 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .960 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild?
Minnesota Wild won, 5-1, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild?
Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Minnesota Wild 5.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Nikita Kucherov (1 goals). Minnesota Wild: Brock Faber (1 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild played?
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN.
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