Already battered by injuries, the Minnesota Wild lost another body Thursday when veteran defenseman Olli Maatta was a late scratch with a lower-body injury ahead of a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 32-year-old was scratched approximately 30 minutes before puck drop and is considered day-to-day. Maatta joins goaltender Filip Gustavsson, forward Nick […]
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The Minnesota Wild were in the middle of their road trip when they took on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, Oct. 8, after suffering a rough overtime loss…
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The Tampa Bay Lightning capped off an undefeated opening season homestand last night with their 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Benchmark International Arena, the Lightning’s third in a row. Newly acquired John Carlson and Dennis Hildeby made their marks with great performances in the game. Carlson recorded the Lightning’s first power-play goal of the year with his second goal of the game to put the Lightning ahead 3-1 and Dennis Hildeby played a great first game wit...
The Florida Panthers are idle tonight and will continue preparations for Saturday’s homer-opener against the Minnesota Wild, who lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. We’ll get an official take on Brad Marchand’s injury from head coach Paul Maurice after today’s practice, but the interweb scuttlebutt is that it wasn’t as bad as it looked and he’ll only be out for a few weeks. Crossing fingers… Defenseman Alex Petrovic was returned to the Charlotte Checkers, so expect Aaron Ekblad to ...
The Florida Panthers are idle tonight and will continue preparations for Saturday’s homer-opener against the Minnesota Wild, who lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. We’ll get an official take on Brad Marchand’s injury from head coach Paul Maurice after today’s practice, but the interweb scuttlebutt is that it wasn’t as bad as it looked and he’ll only be out for a few weeks. Crossing fingers… Defenseman Alex Petrovic was returned to the Charlotte Checkers, so expect Aaron Ekblad to ...
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Thursday night, with defenseman John Carlson scoring twice to extend the home team's win streak to...
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The Minnesota Wild eventually found their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a battle between potential Stanley Cup contenders, but it came way too late to overcome the deficit that was already in front of them. Some takeaways: [The Athletic]
Meet Peter Thome, the Wild...
After a 4-3 shootout loss in Vegas, Jim Hiller discussed the momentum shift after a strong start, Sergei Bobrovsky’s performance, Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s status, and the lack of opportunities for Gavin McKenna and Easton Cowan in overtime and the shootout, respectively. Where do you feel the game turned after a hot start? Hiller: It turned on […]
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John Carlson scored twice, including the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first power play goal, as the Lightning defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2 to extend their winning streak to three games. Anthony Cirelli had the other goal while Dennis Hildeby marked his Tampa Bay debut with 34 saves. Quinn Hughes and Blake Coleman scored for the Wild as they suffer their first regulation loss of the season.
Unlike their first two games at home, it took the Lightning, who went with an 11/7 line-up for the third...
The Minnesota Wild (2-0-1) face the Tampa Bay Lightning (2-1-0) at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday night in NHL action. How to Watch Wild vs Lightning Minnesota is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres after giving…
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, Wild+, ESPN+ 102.5 The Bone
Odds: Lightning -130
Know the Opponents: Hockey Wilderness
Dynamic playmaker who can single-handedly take over a game? Check
Stanley Cup aspirations despite playing in a tough division? Check
Recent history of struggling to get out of the first round? Check
Count Zac Bierk among their alumni? Check
Are the Minnesota Wild the Tampa Bay Lig...
Detroit Red Wings GM watched the Wild-Lightning last night. The Boston Bruins show some interest in Simon Edvinsson. Vladimir Tarasenko may not fit the Panthers anymore.
*The Philadelphia Flyers are still looking for their first win of the season (we’re in misery). But one player who showed up during Monday night’s loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning was Porter Martone. The young rookie showed the rest of his team how they can flip a switch. He may have earned zero points (a goal was taken away from him) but he was certainly playing with an edge that is missing throughout the lineup. [NBCSP]
*One player who could be adding a bit of that, and mainly becau...
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their early season homestand Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. Puck drop comes at
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The Minnesota Wild head to Florida for a non-conference matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 8, with puck drop set for 7 p.m.
With two non-game days in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning had some time to work on the finer aspects of their game. Despite a vast improvement in most areas of their play after a disappointing opener against the Rangers, the goal total in the power play column remains a glaring “0”. After two seasons of repeatedly banging their heads into Steven Stamkos-less wall, it seems they are willing to explore a slightly different approach. At practice on Wednesday, the Lightning unveiled a new look:
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The Lightning placed Jansen Harkins on waivers yesterday and intend to send him to Syracuse. Harkins filled in nicely in his role in the preseason and ended up playing in the season opener as a result. His demotion signals the likely return of Dominic James. The Lightning could use James’ youth and speed in the line-up. [ Raw Charge ]
The Hockey Gods have a funny way of making their presence known. When one player is healthy enough to play, another inevitably goes down...
The Tampa Bay Lightning controlled Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers from beginning to end. Tampa Bay
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In the hockey capital of the world, nuance often sails out of the window at the first sign of trouble. Gavin McKenna did not register a point during his first three games, creating a vortex of paranoia and concern from all parts of the Toronto hockey ecosystem. McKenna did not share this sense of wariness,…
The Washington Capitals are set for their home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday but may line up without one of their top defensemen. Matt Roy left Saturday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning after the second period with a lower-body injury and has not practiced with the Capitals since. Caps head coach Spencer
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One of the surprising Tampa Bay Lightning players from the 2025-26 season appears to be set to return to the line-up after an off-season injury kept him out for the first three games. Dominic James has recovered from the broken hand he suffered during his workouts and could be in the line-up as soon as Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild. In order to open up a roster spot for James, the team placed center Jansen Harkins on waivers for the purpose of reassigning him to the Syracuse Crunch...
Lightning center Jansen Harkins and Blue Jackets winger Mikael Pyyhtia have hit the waiver wire.
After Monday night’s 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay , Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet said a lot in 63 seconds, both in terms of his vocabulary and his body language. He looked royally pissed off, lost for words regarding how inept, passive and just outclassed Philadelphia was once again for the fourth time in four games this year.
Tocchet alluded to the fact the team didn’t compete , and outside of a decent effort from the line of Porter Martone, Noah Cates, and Tyson Foerster, nobody really did a...
Lightning vs Flyers ends 4-1 as Ilya Mikheyev and Pontus Holmberg each score and assist. Nikita Kucherov adds two assists in Tampa Bay’s win.
The Florida Panthers are back! At least that seems to be the prevailing train of thought throughout the summer. They are also older, have two new netminders, and face a much tougher Atlantic Division.
2025-26 Record 40-38-4, 84 points (7th in Atlantic) 2025-26 Record Against Lightning 1-3-0 2025-26 Goals For 246 (18th) 2025-26 Goals Against 274 (28th) 2025-26 Power Play 19.5% (19th) 2025-26 Penalty Kill 81.0% (9th) 2026-27 Division Odds +155 2026-27 Stanley Cup Odds +650 Stats via NHL, od...