Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueMatt Boldy breaks 3rd-period tie, Wild top Lightning 4-2 to remain unbeaten in regulation
Minnesota improved to 5-0-2. Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves for his first victory of the season and the 562nd of his career.
Boldy’s power-play goal gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, the second into an empty net, and Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal.
Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov scored in the second period for Tampa Bay. The Lightning lost for the first time in four home games.
Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 14 saves in his third loss in a row.
Kaprizov gave the Wild a 1-0 lead at 6:23 of the first period. Tampa Bay rallied on second-period goals 2:36 apart by Hagel and Kucherov. Eriksson Ek tied it late in the second.
Kucherov leads the NHL with eight goals. He has points in each of the Lightning’s first seven games.
Tampa Bay, which had the NHL’s top power play last season, was 0 for 1 on Thursday and is 0 for 8 with the extra man in its four home games.
MIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 6:23 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (4), Jonas Brodin (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 8:55 | Brandon Hagel Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (8), Erik Cernak (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 11:31 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Paul (5), Nick Perbix (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 18:22 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Bogosian (1), Matt Boldy (6) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 0:54 | Matt Boldy Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (4), Kirill Kaprizov (9) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:26 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakub Lauko (1), Jake Middleton (4) |
Statistics
MIN | TB | |
---|---|---|
19 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
29 | Hits | 14 |
7 | Takeaways | 7 |
18 | Shots | 26 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
29 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
55.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.2 |
12 | Giveaways | 24 |
1 | Total Penalties | 4 |
2 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |