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

Match overview

NHL action on Thursday, 8 October 2026 sees Tampa Bay Lightning take on Minnesota Wild, with the start at 23:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa. 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 3rd with 5 points from 3 matches.

Minnesota Wild have scored 9 goals and conceded 5 goals in the league, a difference of +4.

Recent form

Tampa Bay Lightning: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-W-W), scoring 14 goals and conceding 14 goals.

Minnesota Wild: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-W-L), scoring 10 goals and conceding 9 goals.

Head-to-head

Across 2 meetings in our records, the tally is 1 win for Tampa Bay Lightning and 1 win for Minnesota Wild. The most recent meeting came on Tuesday, 24 March 2026: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 Minnesota Wild.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 15 goals, an average of 7.5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Tampa Bay Lightning averaged 2.8 goals scored and 2.8 conceded per game, while Minnesota Wild averaged 2 scored and 1.8 conceded.

Tampa Bay Lightning have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.8 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Minnesota Wild have been harder to score against, conceding 1.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States), MINNHL (United States) and The Spot - MTN (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 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild live on Golatooo for the score, key events, statistics and line-ups, all updated in real time.