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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningAway

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Minnesota WildMinnesotaWildHome

MINNHL · Wild+ · The Spot

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+ and The Spot.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Lightning 1, Wild 0 so far; the last game finished MIN 2, TBL 3.

Rest and travel

Lightning

First game of a road trip.

  1. 282026-10-28: no game
  2. 292026-10-29: vs WPG
  3. 302026-10-30: no game
  4. 312026-10-31: at NSH
  5. 12026-11-01: no game
  6. 22026-11-02: no game
  7. 32026-11-03: vs DET
  8. 42026-11-04: no game
  9. 52026-11-05: vs CHI
  10. 62026-11-06: no game
  11. 72026-11-07: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,313 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,313 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 282026-10-28: no game
  2. 292026-10-29: vs NYI
  3. 302026-10-30: no game
  4. 312026-10-31: no game
  5. 12026-11-01: at WSH
  6. 22026-11-02: no game
  7. 32026-11-03: at PHI
  8. 42026-11-04: no game
  9. 52026-11-05: no game
  10. 62026-11-06: vs SJS
  11. 72026-11-07: vs TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TBL 49.1s (11th longest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TBL 28% (12th least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series