The Minnesota Wild moved to a 40-20 record with 12 overtime losses for 92 points, while the Tampa Bay Lightning improved to 44-21 with 5 overtime losses for 93 points in a 6-3 result at Benchmark International Arena.
First period
The Minnesota Wild opened with a 2-0 period scoring edge after producing 2 goals on 8 shots in the first period.
The Wild finished the night with 23 shots and a 13 percent shooting rate, and the Lightning ended with 24 shots and a 25 percent shooting rate.
Second period
The Wild went 2-for-4 on the power play with 4 power-play shots, and Minnesota’s man-advantage output accounted for 2 of the team’s 3 total goals.
Filip Gustavsson logged 19 saves on 23 shots against for Minnesota, and Tampa Bay’s goaltender stopped 20 shots on 23 shots against.
The Lightning generated 3 goals in the second period, and Tampa Bay went 3-for-4 on the power play with 4 power-play shots.
Third period
The Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning recap turned on Tampa Bay’s 3-goal third period that included 2 empty-net goals.
The Wild went 32-for-61 at the faceoff dot for a 52 percent faceoff win rate, while the Bolts went 29-for-61 for 48 percent.
Vladimir Tarasenko led the Wild skaters on the stat sheet with 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, and
Mats Zuccarello scored 1 goal on 1 shot.
Brock Faber added 1 goal on 2 shots, and
Matt Boldy chipped in 1 assist with 2 shots for Minnesota.
The Lightning’s special teams added up to 3 power-play goals, and Tampa Bay’s even-strength group contributed 3 goals on 20 shots at even strength.
Postgame notes
The Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning highlights included Minnesota’s 2-goal first period and Tampa Bay’s 2 empty-net goals in the third.
The Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning turning point showed up in a second period that swung 3-1 toward Tampa Bay on the scoreboard.
What went wrong for Minnesota Wild showed in 20 penalty minutes and a 0-goal third period against a Lightning team that scored 6 times.
The Wild are scheduled to play the Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM EDT on 3/26/2026 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, and the game is slated to air on ESPN.
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