Game Preview: Wild at Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Minnesota Wild continues its road trip tomorrow, heading to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning at Benchmark International Arena.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Thursday, October 8 at 6:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Benchmark International Arena (Tampa, Florida)
• Watch: Where to Watch
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild at Lightning

Records:

• Wild Record: 2-0-1, 5 points
• Tampa Bay Record: 2-1-0, 4 points
• All-Time Wild Record: 23-11-4 (16-3-0 at Grand Casino Arena, 7-8-4 at Tampa Bay)

Connections

• Bogosian collected 15 points (4-11=15) in 106 games over parts of four seasons (2019-20, 2021-24) with the Lightning and was a member of Tampa Bay’s 2020 Stanley Cup Championship team
• RW Blake Coleman collected 32 points (14-18=32) in 64 games over a span of two seasons with Tampa Bay (2019-21) and was a member of Tampa Bay’s 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup Championship teams
• Guentzel played two seasons (2010-12) at Hill-Murray High School
• Lightning CEO Steve Griggs spent eight years as Vice President of Sales and Service for the Wild
• McDonagh is from Saint Paul and played three seasons (2004-07) at Cretin-Derham Hall.

Wild Leaders Against Sabres

• LW Nick Foligno leads Minnesota with 24 points (12-12=24) in 53 career games against Tampa Bay…Hughes owns 16 points (4-12=16) in 12 games
• LW Kirill Kaprizov (8-5=13, in nine games) and LW Marcus Foligno (8-5=13, in 31 games) have 13 points each
• D Zach Bogosian has 12 points (3-9=12) in 39 career games.

Lightning Leaders Against Wild

• Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 21 points (10-11=21) in 21 career games against Minnesota.
• D Ryan McDonagh owns 19 points (4-15=19) in 27 games.
• Guentzel owns 18 points (7-11=18) in 16 games.
• Point (7-5=12, in 16 games) and D Victor Hedman (4-8=12, in 24 games) have 12 points each.

Fast Facts

• The Wild owns a .658 all-time point percentage (23-11-4) against Tampa Bay, the second-highest of any active franchise.
• Minnesota is 10-4-1 in its last 15 games against Tampa Bay.
• The Wild recorded a 10-game win streak vs. the Lightning in Saint Paul (11/28/11 to 1/4/24).
• Minnesota earned its first-ever franchise win, 6-5, against Tampa Bay in St. Paul (10/18/00).

For more information on tonight's matchup, check out the game notes below.