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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 3-2

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild — a verified-data recap of the 2026-10-08 NHL game.

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October 8, 2026 3 min read
Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 3-2
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The Tampa Bay Lightning took down the Minnesota Wild 3-2 at home on 2026-10-08.

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The line score

Tampa Bay Lightning

** 2 · 1 · 0

Minnesota Wild

** 0 · 2 · 0
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Who showed up

John Carlson (Tampa Bay Lightning) — 2

Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) — 2

John Carlson (Tampa Bay Lightning) — 2

Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild) — 1

Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild) — 1

Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild) — 2

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By the numbers

Minnesota Wild

** Blocked Shots 20 · Hits 24 · Takeaways 4 · Shots 36 · Power Play Goals 1

Tampa Bay Lightning

** Blocked Shots 14 · Hits 12 · Takeaways 3 · Shots 35 · Power Play Goals 1

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Betting corner

Closing line via Draft Kings:

Spread: TB -142

Total: O/U 6.5

Moneyline: TB -142 / OPP +120

How the ticket hit: underdog covered the spread 🐶 · total stayed UNDER 📉.

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