National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 8, 2026
Minnesota Wild 2
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Tampa Bay Lightning 3
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Match Report

Carlson scores twice to help the Lightning beat the Wild 3-2

— Defenseman John Carlson scored twice for his 11th career multi-goal game, Nikita Kucherov had two assists and Dennis Hildeby made 34 saves in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

20
Blocked Shots
14
24
Hits
12
4
Takeaways
3
36
Shots
35
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
22
56.9
Faceoff Win Percent
43.1
14
Giveaways
10
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

MIN

  • Jesper Wallstedt GA 3 · SA 35 · SOS 0
  • Joel Eriksson Ek BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nico Sturm BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Danila Yurov BS 2 · HT 4 · TK 1

TB

  • Dennis Hildeby GA 2 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Anthony Cirelli BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Zemgus Girgensons BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:54 · 3rd Matt Boldy Snap Shot saved by Dennis Hildeby
  4. 19:51 · 3rd Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  5. 19:51 · 3rd Icing
  6. 19:44 · 3rd Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  7. 19:44 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  8. 19:42 · 3rd Joel Eriksson Ek Batted saved by Dennis Hildeby

Highlights

01:18 Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:54 Anthony Cirelli scores goal for Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:42 John Carlson scores goal for Lightning Watch on ESPN 00:39 Quinn Hughes lights the lamp for Wild Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TB leads series 1-0

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Victor Hedman Day-To-Day
  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild

  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

NHL News

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