NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild overnight into Sunday, November 8
02:00
Swedish time
in 3 days and 13 hours
Local time: 19:00, Saturday, November 7
Tampa Bay Lightning visit Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena overnight into Sunday, November 8. The puck drops at 02:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 20 points from 14 games, while Wild are 1st in the Central with 25 points from 17. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 7 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Joel Eriksson Ek and Pontus Holmberg.
The Swedes in the game
#29
Pontus HolmbergRW
10 P14 games, 4 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Wild: 2 P in 5
#77
Victor HedmanD
5 P13 games, 3 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Wild: 12 P in 25
#35
Dennis HildebyG
.8853 games, 2-0-0, 2.98 GAA
Last 3: 2-0-1 · vs Wild: 1-0-0
#14
Joel Eriksson EkC
15 P17 games, 6 goals, 9 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Lightning: 10 P in 16
#25
Jonas BrodinD
6 P17 games, 0 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 3 P · vs Lightning: 4 P in 22
#32
Filip GustavssonG
Injured, expected back NOV 19
No games yet this season
vs Lightning: 3-2-0
#30
Jesper WallstedtG
.91915 games, 10-2-0, 2.06 GAA
Last 5: 4-0-1 · vs Lightning: 0-1-0
The teams going in
| TBL | Comparison | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Points | 25 |
| 14 | Games | 17 |
| 9-3-2 | W-L-OT | 11-3-3 |
| 3rd Atlantic | In the division | 1st Central |
| 7th | In the NHL | 3rd |
| 3.71 | Goals per game | 3.29 |
| 3.21 | Against per game | 2.24 |
| +7 | Goal difference | +18 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 7-1-2 |
| W1 | Streak | W2 |
| 2-3-2 | Road / home this year | 4-0-1 |
| 1 day | Rest before | Back-to-back |
Standings as of November 4, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
TBL38 %15 wins
MIN59 %23 wins
Wild have won 59% of the meetings.1 ties (3 %)
MIN@TBL
2–3October 9, 2026 · 3w ago
6Swedes in actionMIN@TBL
3–6March 25, 2026 · 7mo ago
5Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P
TBL@MIN
1–5March 4, 2026 · 8mo ago
6Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
TBL@MIN
3–5November 2, 2024 · 2y ago
5Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
MIN@TBL
4–2October 25, 2024 · 2y ago
5Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P