Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Minnesota Wild host Tampa Bay Lightning in NHL on Sunday, 8 November 2026, with the start scheduled for 01:00 UTC.

The venue for the game is Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Minnesota Wild are 1st with 25 points from 17 matches.

Minnesota Wild are top of the table. Minnesota Wild have scored 56 goals and conceded 38 goals in the league, a difference of +18.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Minnesota Wild have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 19 goals and let in 10 goals (W-W-L-W-W).

Over their last 5 games Tampa Bay Lightning have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 22 goals and let in 17 goals (L-W-L-W-W).

Head-to-head

We hold 3 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for Minnesota Wild and 2 wins for Tampa Bay Lightning. The most recent meeting came on Thursday, 8 October 2026: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 Minnesota Wild.

Across 3 meetings, the sides have produced 20 goals, an average of 6.7 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Minnesota Wild averaged 3.8 goals scored and 2 conceded per game, while Tampa Bay Lightning averaged 4.4 scored and 3.4 conceded.

Tampa Bay Lightning have the sharper recent attack, averaging 4.4 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Minnesota Wild have been harder to score against, conceding 2 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States), The Spot - MTN (United States) and MINNHL (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

Follow the match live

Once the game starts, follow Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning live on Golatooo for the score, key events, statistics and line-ups, all updated in real time.