Lightning vs Wild NHL game
The gist
Tampa Bay Lightning (10-3-2) face the Minnesota Wild (12-3-3) in Saint Paul on Saturday night.
Both sit atop their conferences, and Minnesota has won 12 of the last 13 meetings there.
How it unfolded
- Oct 8, 2026Tampa Bay beat Minnesota 3-2 at home; John Carlson scored his first two goals with the Lightning and Dennis Hildeby made 34 saves in his debut.
- Nov 6, 2026The Wild beat the Sharks 4-1 at home, with Kirill Kaprizov scoring his NHL-leading 16th goal and adding three assists.
- Nov 7, 2026The Lightning (10-3-2) visit the Wild (12-3-3) at 8 p.m. ET at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on ESPN+.
Key terms
- conferences
- One of two groupings of teams that divide a sports league, each containing multiple divisions.
- Central Division
- One of the divisions of the National Hockey League's Western Conference, formed in 1993.
- Over 6.5 goals
- A bet that the combined score of both teams will be higher than a number set by the sportsbook.
Source: Wikipedia