Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Minnesota. Wild on Saturday:
When: Saturday, November 7 - 8 p.m. ET
Where: Grand Casino Arena - Saint Paul, MN
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings); Pregame show begins at 7:30 p.m. ET
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/StreamNow
Lines from Thursday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Gage Goncalves
Ilya Mikheyev - Zemgus Girgensons - Pontus Holmberg
Jeff Viel - Conor Geekie
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Max Crozier
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman - John Carlson
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Saturday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning close their season series against the Minnesota Wild and open a weekend back-to-back when they visit Grand Casino Arena on Saturday...Tampa Bay won the first matchup against Minnesota this season, a 3-2 game on Oct. 8 in Tampa, when the Lightning were led by 2-0—2 from John Carlson, 0-2—2 from Nikita Kucherov and a 34-save win for Dennis Hildeby...Tampa Bay holds a 15-20-4 record all-time against the Wild, including a 3-14-2 record on the road...Kucherov carries a 10-13—23 line across 22 career games versus Minnesota, more than any other player in team history...Brayden Point is the next active Bolt with 7-6—13 in 17 games...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is 7-7-2 with a .907 career save percentage when playing Minnesota with a 2.63 goals against average and one shutout...Hildeby is 1-0-0 with a .956 save percentage in his career when facing the Wild, and his win for the Lightning in October marked his first start against the team.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Hometown Remix Collection
The Hometown Remix jersey dropped yesterday, and Tampa Bay Sports has a full collection ready to shop! Check out the full Hometown Remix collection, available in store at Benchmark International Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Sunday, November 8 at Winnipeg Jets
Wednesday, November 11 at Buffalo Sabres
Thursday, November 12 at Columbus Blue Jackets
