Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild: Did the Bolts’ 3-goal third period and 3 power-play goals decide it?

The Tampa Bay Lightning moved to 44-21 with 6 points, while the Minnesota Wild entered at 40-20 with 3 points, as the Bolts took a 6-3 result at Benchmark International Arena.

First period

The Lightning opened with 8 shots and 2 takeaways while the Wild recorded 8 shots and 7 takeaways.

The Wild carried the scoring early with 2 goals in the first period while the Lightning scored 0.

Second period

The Lightning flipped the game with 3 goals in the second period, and Darren Raddysh posted 3 points on 1 goal and 2 assists.

The Wild added 1 goal in the second period and finished with 23 shots for the game while the Lightning finished with 24.

The Bolts went 3-for-4 on the power play, and the Wild went 2-for-4 on the power play, a swing that shaped the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild match summary.

Third period

The Lightning separated with 3 goals in the third period, including 2 empty-net goals as the Wild allowed 2 goals against on 2 empty-net shots against.

Andrei Vasilevskiy closed with 20 saves on 23 shots against and earned the win, and the Wild goaltending line showed 19 saves with 4 goals against on 23 shots against.

Erik Cernak scored 1 goal on 1 shot, and Jake Guentzel added 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild highlights.

The Wild finished with 20 hits and the Lightning finished with 20 hits, and Minnesota’s 52 percent faceoff win rate edged Tampa Bay’s 48 percent in the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild key moments.

The Bolts ended with 10 giveaways while the Wild had 17 giveaways, a detail that stood out in the post game analysis.

The Lightning’s next broadcast comes on 03/26/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, against the Seattle Kraken on ESPN+, The Spot, KHN, KONG, and Amazon Prime Video.

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