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Cernak scores on crazy carom late in 3rd period as the Lightning beat the Wild 6-3

Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Cernak scored his second of the season after Charle-EdouardD'Astous' pass traveled the length of the ice and bounced off the end boards toward Gustavsson, who failed to control the puck with his glove. The puck went between Gustavsson's legs into the crease and Cernak pounced, sending it into the open net.

Tampa Bay rallied from a two-goal deficit, scoring three goals in the second period and five unanswered overall over the second and the third to win for the fourth time in five games and fifth time in seven.

Darren Raddysh had a goal and two assists, Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel also scored, while Brandon Hagel and Pontus Holmberg added an empty-netter goals in the final minutes. Andrei Vasilevskiy had an assist and made 20 saves to win his fourth straight start. Guentzel's goal was his 32nd of the season and the 300th for his career.

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, and Mats Zuccarello and Brock Faber also scored for the Wild, who have lost five of their last seven games. Gustavsson stopped 19 of the 23 shots that he faced.

Minnesota jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first and a 3-1 lead in the second before Tampa Bay bounced back. Raddysh and Guentzel scored in approximately a three-minute span of the second to tie the game at 3. Cernak, Hagel and Holmberg completed the scoring in the third for Tampa Bay.

The Wild had a potential go-ahead goal disallowed with 1:18 left in the second period after Tampa Bay challenged. After a review, it was decided that Raddysh was knocked to the ice and into the crease, prohibiting Vasilevskiy from a possible save.

For Minnesota, Joel Eriksson Ek was back in the lineup after missing three games with lower-body injury and Kirill Kaprizov returned after missing two games, also with a lower-body injury.

Up next Wild: At the Florida Panthers on Thursday.

Lightning: Host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:28 Mats Zuccarello Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (64), Matt Boldy (38)
Goal 1st Period 18:49 Brock Faber Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (21), Bobby Brink (15)
Goal 2nd Period 5:45 Brayden Point Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (36), Darren Raddysh (43)
Goal 2nd Period 9:51 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (30), Ryan Hartman (16)
Goal 2nd Period 12:27 Jake Guentzel Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (44), Gage Goncalves (17)
Goal 2nd Period 15:19 Darren Raddysh Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (80), Jake Guentzel (42)
Goal 3rd Period 17:07 Erik Cernak Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (18), Andrei Vasilevskiy (2)
Goal 3rd Period 18:42 Brandon Hagel Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Paul (7)
Goal 3rd Period 19:36 Pontus Holmberg Goal (11) , assists: Ryan McDonagh (9)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 10
20 Hits 20
7 Takeaways 2
24 Shots 25
2 Power Play Goals 3
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 75.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 29
52.5 Faceoff Win Percent 47.5
17 Giveaways 10
7 Total Penalties 7
20 Penalty Minutes 20
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Hagel, LW Day-To-Day Apr 14
Darren Raddysh, D Day-To-Day Apr 14
Jonas Johansson, G Day-To-Day Apr 14
Pontus Holmberg, RW Out Apr 8
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Bogosian, D Out Apr 14
Brock Faber, D Out Apr 14
Jared Spurgeon, D Out Apr 14
Marcus Foligno, LW Out Apr 14
Quinn Hughes, D Out Apr 14

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 54 16 119 11
Dallas 49 20 110 12
Minnesota 46 24 104 12
Utah 43 32 92 6
Nashville 38 33 86 10
St. Louis 36 33 84 12
Winnipeg 35 34 82 12
Chicago 28 39 70 14

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 108 8
Tampa Bay 50 25 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 43 27 97 11
Detroit 41 30 92 10
Florida 39 38 82 4
Toronto 32 35 78 14
Full Standings