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Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Lightning · THU · OCT 8 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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MINNHL · Wild+ · The Spot
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
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THU · OCT 8 · 6:00 PM CT
MINNHL · Wild+ · The Spot
Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Nick Foligno has solved Andrei Vasilevskiy before, 6 goals on 56 shots.
Benchmark International Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning
Home · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Lightning
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Lightning
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Lightning
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Nick Foligno has solved Andrei Vasilevskiy before, 6 goals on 56 shots.

Matt Boldy has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Nick Foligno has 6 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (56 shots).
(Minnesota)
6 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matchup
Olli Maatta has 25 shots on Andrei Vasilevskiy without a goal.
(Minnesota)
0/25 vs Andrei Vasilevskiy
Player
Matt Boldy has 7 points in his last 4 games against Tampa Bay. See the games →
(Minnesota)
7 pts, last 4 vs TBL
Player
Kirill Kaprizov has 7 points in his last 4 games against Tampa Bay. See the games →
(Minnesota)
7 pts, last 4 vs TBL