Preview: Wild at Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Minnesota Wild makes its second stop in Florida as the team continues its marathon road trip, tonight facing the Lightning in Tampa Bay.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Thursday, October 24 at 6:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)
• Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild vs. Bolts

Wild Record: 4-0-2, 10 points, T-2nd in Central Division

Lightning Record: 4-2-0, 8 points, 2nd in Atlantic Division

2023-24 Series Record: 0-2-0

All-Time Wild Record: 20-10-4 (6-7-4 at Tampa)

This Season on Wild vs. Lightning

Minnesota went 0-2-0 against Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay won the series opener, 4-1, at Xcel Energy Center (1/4) and topped Minnesota in the second game of the series, 7-3, at Amalie Arena (1/18). D Jake Middleton led Minnesota with three points (1-2=3). C Marco Rossi had two points (1-1=2). C Joel Eriksson Ek and D Zach Bogosian each scored. G Marc-André Fleury saved 26-of-29 shots faced in the first meeting. G Filip Gustavsson saved 31-of-38 shots faced in the second game.

D Victor Hedman led Tampa Bay with five points (2-3=5). RW Nikita Kucherov collected four points (0-4=4). C Anthony Cirelli (2-1=3), C Brayden Point (1-2=3) and D Darren Raddysh (2-1=3) all had three points. G Andrei Vasilevskiy was 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .929 SV% in two starts.

Wild Leaders Against Lightning

• LW Marcus Johansson leads Minnesota with 22 points (8- 14=22) in 41 career games against Tampa Bay
• RW Mats Zuccarello has 15 points (6-9=15) in 25 matches
• LW Marcus Foligno owns 13 points (8-5=13) in 29 games
• Bogosian has 11 points (3-8=11) in 35 games
• D Jared Spurgeon owns 10 points (4-6=10) in 17 games.

Lightning Leaders Against Wild

• Kucherov (8-9=17 in 17 games) and D Ryan McDonagh (4-13=17 in 23 games) lead Tampa Bay with 17 points each against Minnesota
• LW Jake Guentzel owns 14 points (5-9=14) in 12 games
• RW Cam Atkinson has 11 points (6-5=11) in 18 games
• Hedman owns 10 points (4-6=10) in 21 games.

Recent Transactions

The Minnesota Wild signed G Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season (10/7).

To view more recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.

Connections

• Bogosian collected 15 points (4-11=15) in 106 games over parts of four seasons (2019-20, 2021-24) with the Lightning and a member of Tampa Bay’s 2020 Stanley Cup Championship team
• Lightning CEO Steve Griggs spent eight years as Vice President of Sales and Service for the Wild
• Tampa Bay Assistant General Manager, Director of Player Development Stacy Roest collected 48 points (17-31=48) in 134 games with Minnesota (2000-02)
• RW Mitchell Chaffee made his NHL debut with Minnesota (4/19/22 at MTL) and appeared in two games with the Wild in 2021-22
• McDonagh is from Saint Paul

Fast Facts

• Minnesota is 7-3-1 in its last 11 games against Tampa Bay
• The Wild recorded a 10-game win streak vs. the Lightning in Saint Paul (11/28/11 to 1/4/24)
• Minnesota earned its first-ever franchise win, 6-5, against Tampa Bay at Xcel Energy Center (10/18/00)

For more information on tonight's matchup, check out the game notes below.