Lightning visit Wild Saturday looking for a season series sweep
Tampa Bay won the first meeting 3–2 on Oct. 8, but has won just three of 19 games against the Wild in Minnesota.
The Tampa Bay Lightning can sweep their two-game season series with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday when they open a weekend back-to-back at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. Puck drop is at 8 p.m. ET.
John Carlson scored twice in Tampa Bay’s 3–2 win in the first meeting on Oct. 8. Nikita Kucherov had two assists and Dennis Hildeby made 34 saves in his Lightning debut.
The Lightning have won three of their 19 road games against the Wild, according to Tampa Bay’s game preview. Kucherov leads all Lightning players in career scoring against Minnesota with 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in 22 games.
Tampa Bay enters on a five-game point streak after Thursday’s 4–1 home win over Chicago. The Lightning travel to Winnipeg for the second game of the back-to-back on Sunday.
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