Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction & Picks - NHL
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Two top teams clash in the NHL on Tuesday as the Minnesota Wild host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Grand Casino Arena.
The teams meet with both sides sitting on 80 points. The Lightning are second in the Eastern Conference with a 38-16-4 record, while the Wild rank third in the West, having gone 35-16-10. Both squads will look to rebound from back-to-back defeats.
Minnesota was rocked by the Utah Mammoth on Friday in a 5-2 loss and couldn’t get back on track in Sunday’s favorable matchup with the St. Louis Blues, losing 3-1. At the same time, Tampa Bay is coming off tough games against the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres, losing 5-4 and 6-2, respectively.
These teams aren’t used to losing and will be fired up to get things right on Tuesday. Minnesota hasn’t dropped three consecutive games since mid-January, and Tampa Bay last had a three-game losing streak in December.
The Wild won the regular-season series against Tampa Bay a year ago and are looking to win three consecutive head-to-head clashes since a run of five straight victories from 2018 to 2020. Meanwhile, the Bolts have won just once in Saint Paul over the last 10 years, a 4-1 triumph in January 2024.
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Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Form
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Minnesota Wild against Tampa Bay Lightning : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
F. Gustavsson
J. Wallstedt
J. Middleton
Q. Hughes
B. Faber
J. Spurgeon
J. Brodin
Z. Bogosian
V. Hinostroza
Y. Trenin
N. Sturm
D. Yurov
M. Boldy
V. Tarasenko
M. Johansson
M. Zuccarello
J. Eriksson Ek
K. Kaprizov
R. Fabbri
R. Hartman
A. Vasilevskiy
J. Johansson
V. Hedman
D. Raddysh
E. Lilleberg
C. D'Astous
J. Moser
R. McDonagh
E. Cernak
B. Hagel
J. Guentzel
S. Sabourin
P. Holmberg
A. Cirelli
B. Point
N. Kucherov
Z. Girgensons
O. Bjorkstrand
Y. Gourde
C. Geekie
Most goals and assists
Minnesota Wild
Tampa Bay Lightning
M. Boldy
(49 Goals)
Q. Hughes
(80 Assists)
Minnesota Wild - Tampa Bay Lightning Key Points
- Minnesota has a 22-10-4 all-time record against Tampa Bay.
- The Wild own a 17-7-7 home record in 2025-26.
- The Lightning lead the NHL with 19 road wins, going 19-6-4 away from home.
- Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov is aiming to set a new franchise record with his 220th goal for the team.
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Our Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
The Lightning have an awful road record against the Wild and will be hurting after suffering successive defeats against their top-three rivals in the Eastern Conference.
Before losing their last two games, the Wild had won six straight, including impressive victories over Edmonton and Colorado. The team seems to elevate its game against the best teams in the league, and it could happen again on Tuesday night.
Our prediction for Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Wild to win.
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