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Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning Final Score, Odds & Picks

NHL · Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7:10 PM ET · Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · TV: ESPN+

Final: Minnesota Wild 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.

Records: Minnesota Wild 2-1-1, Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1-0.

Wild vs Lightning scoring plays

Final: Wild 2, Lightning 3 · 9:37 PM ET · Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 3-2.
Wild score: Wild 2, Lightning 3 (2nd period 14:01) · 8:30 PM ET · Blake Coleman Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (1), Quinn Hughes (4)
Lightning score: Wild 1, Lightning 3 (2nd period 4:55) · 8:11 PM ET · John Carlson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), Jake Guentzel (3)
Wild score: Wild 1, Lightning 2 (2nd period 2:32) · 8:06 PM ET · Quinn Hughes Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (3), Jared Spurgeon (3)
Lightning score: Wild 0, Lightning 2 (1st period 6:02) · 7:18 PM ET · John Carlson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (4), Brayden Point (2)
Lightning score: Wild 0, Lightning 1 (1st period 5:26) · 7:16 PM ET · Anthony Cirelli Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Erik Cernak (1), Brandon Hagel (3)

Spread: Minnesota Wild +1.5 (-205) · Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (+170)

Moneyline: Minnesota Wild +130 · Tampa Bay Lightning -155

Total: Over 5.5 (-130) · Under 5.5 (+110)

1 pick on Picksy: Wild +1.5; 1 won, 0 lost.

Wild +1.5 (-205) · by MoneylineMav Tracker (@MoneylineMavTracker) · tracker · Won

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were favored at DraftKings: -1.5 on the puck line and -155 on the moneyline.

The total was 5.5 goals at DraftKings (over -130, under +110). The game finished with 5, under the total.

1 pick on Picksy: Wild +1.5; 1 won, 0 lost.