Minnesota Wild vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Wild

40-20-12, 92 PTS

3-6

Final

Lightning

44-21-5, 93 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	10	7	7	24
TB	11	8	7	26

In net

Filip Gustavsson20/24 SV, .833

Andrei Vasilevskiy21/24 SV, .875

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	2	1	0	3
TB	0	3	3	6

Who won: Lightning 6-3

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Lightning outscored the Wild 3-0 in the 3rd period. Darren Raddysh led the Lightning in goals (1). Vladimir Tarasenko led the Wild in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:24
Nick Paul faceoff won against Michael McCarron
GOALP3 0:24
Goal!
Pontus Holmberg
Pontus Holmberg Goal (11) , assists: Ryan McDonagh (9)
MIN 3 - 6 TB
P3 1:18
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
GOALP3 1:18
Goal! Wrist shot
Brandon Hagel
Brandon Hagel Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Paul (7)
MIN 3 - 5 TB
P3 1:23
TO
Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
P3 1:43
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by J.J. Moser
P3 1:53
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nick Paul
P3 1:55
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 2:12
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Brayden Point
P3 2:22
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 2:22
FLAG
Ryan Hartman Cross-checking against Pontus Holmberg (2 min)
P3 2:24
Bobby Brink Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 2:25
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
P3 2:29
TO
Takeaway by Marcus Johansson
P3 2:32
Marcus Johansson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 2:53
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
GOALP3 2:53
Goal! Snap shot
Erik Cernak
Erik Cernak Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (18), Andrei Vasilevskiy (2)
MIN 3 - 4 TB
P3 3:22
Emil Lilleberg Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 3:23
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 3:36
TO
Takeaway by Brayden Point
P3 3:52
TO
Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 3:55
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 4:26
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek