Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Hockey NHL Xcel Energy Center Sat 7 Nov 20:00

Minnesota Wild

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Predictions

Best Bet

Under 6.5 Goals @ -122

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Goals Look in Short Supply

There might not be lots of goals when the Lightning meet the Wild. There’s a case to be made for Under 6.5 goals considering the odds of -122 available.

We’ve locked in our preferred wagers for Lightning vs Wild, featuring our Best Bet, Same Game Parlay and Correct Score Prediction. Dig into the sections below for a closer look at the reasoning behind the picks.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning clash with the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 20:00 on Saturday, November 7.

Tampa Bay Lightning have lost their previous three road games. Their latest appearance was a 4-1 home triumph at Benchmark International Arena against Chicago Blackhawks. Ilya Mikheyev registered two goals, with Ryan McDonagh and Victor Hedman also finding the net. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was red hot in the net, stopping 25 shots (.962).

Minnesota Wild won their last game 4-1, making it three victories on the bounce. This was a home win at Xcel Energy Center against San Jose Sharks. There were four different goalscorers including Quinn Hughes. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt produced a great performance and had 23 saves (.958).

H2H: Lightning Overcame Wild in Last H2H

The Lightning are bidding for a third successive win against the Wild. They previously won 6-3 and 3-2 at Benchmark International Arena. Both teams have five wins on the board when we look at the 10-game H2H record.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 8-3-1 2.8 .886 0
25/26 42-19-4 2.3 .910 3
Calvin Pickard (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
26/27 1-1-0 3.5 .833 0
25/26 5-6-2 3.7 .871 0
Tampa Bay Lightning – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 4.0 goals from 30.2 shots on goal, with a 18.9% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 3.3 goals from 25.1 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.4%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, with Brayden Point recording 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.97 goal against average with a .884 save percentage.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 31.0 shots on goal, with a 19.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 1.9 goals from 23.9 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 78.8%.

The top points scorer is Kirill Kaprizov with 16 points, 7 goals and 9 assists, while Quinn Hughes is next in line after having 13 points, 4 goals and 9 assists. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt have a 1.88 GAA with a .923 SV%.

Best Bet

We don’t think that the goal line will be passed in this NHL clash. It leads us to make an Unders pick, with odds of -122 currently on offer that there are less than seven goals.

Key stats supporting our main match prediction:

  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 20 Lightning games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Lightning games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Wild games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Wild games.
  • The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Wild games.

We only make our hockey predictions after confirming the latest team news. Studying recent form and digging into the most relevant NHL stats also helps us build a complete picture.

Under 6.5 Probability

The top betting apps are estimating that there is a 54.9% likelihood of this pick winning. After careful examination, our analysts have this probability close to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Same Game Parlay Pick

Totals Under 6.5
Puck Line Wild +1.5
Highest Scoring Period Second Period

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes Under 6.5 goals followed by the Wild 1.5 on the puck line and the highest-scoring period to be the second.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Close Contest Likely According to the Books

With a 57% chance of securing victory, Tampa Bay Lightning are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -133. The market suggests that Minnesota Wild are least likely to win at +112.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at -100.

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning Stats
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Moneyline
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
86 Nikita Kucherov 15 20.99 4 16 20 6
38 Brandon Hagel 15 21.21 8 9 17 -3
59 Jake Guentzel 15 20.7 8 7 15 9
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
97 Kirill Kaprizov 18 21.59 16 14 30 14
43 Quinn Hughes 18 28.03 6 19 25 9
12 Matthew Boldy 18 21.47 7 10 17 16

Injuries & Suspensions

Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Tampa Bay Lightning Lineups

05 Nov NHL
Blackhawks 1-4 Lightning
03 Nov NHL
Red Wings 2-4 Lightning
31 Oct NHL
Lightning 4-5 Predators
29 Oct NHL
Jets 4-6 Lightning
24 Oct NHL
Lightning 4-5 Mammoth
23 Oct NHL
Lightning 3-6 Avalanche
20 Oct NHL
Lightning 6-2 Golden Knights
17 Oct NHL
Canucks 2-4 Lightning
15 Oct NHL
Kraken 3-4 Lightning
13 Oct NHL
Lightning 1-4 Rangers

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

06 Nov NHL
Sharks 1-4 Wild
03 Nov NHL
Wild 4-2 Flyers
01 Nov NHL
Wild 5-1 Capitals
29 Oct NHL
Islanders 4-3 Wild
27 Oct NHL
Wild 3-1 Mammoth
25 Oct NHL
Wild 4-2 Canucks
24 Oct NHL
Wild 5-1 Kraken
22 Oct NHL
Wild 1-2 Flames
20 Oct NHL
Wild 3-4 Oilers
18 Oct NHL
Blue Jackets 1-2 Wild
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
3 NY Rangers 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 9 9 51 49 2 8-2-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 2W
4 Washington 14 8 6 0 16 0.571 7 8 49 48 1 6-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 5-5 2L
5 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
6 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
7 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
8 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
2 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
3 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
4 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
5 Florida 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 7 9 52 47 5 4-2-0 5-3-2 0-0 7-3 1W
6 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
7 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
8 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
2 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
3 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
4 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
5 Nashville 16 7 4 5 19 0.594 5 6 49 50 -1 5-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 5-5 3W
6 St Louis 16 7 7 2 16 0.5 7 7 49 50 -1 4-2-1 3-5-1 0-0 4-6 2L
7 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
8 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
2 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
3 Seattle 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 6 7 54 53 1 5-2-0 4-3-1 2-0 6-4 1W
4 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
5 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
6 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
7 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
8 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
3 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
4 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
5 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
6 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
7 Florida 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 7 9 52 47 5 4-2-0 5-3-2 0-0 7-3 1W
8 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
9 NY Rangers 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 9 9 51 49 2 8-2-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 2W
10 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
11 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
12 Washington 14 8 6 0 16 0.571 7 8 49 48 1 6-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 5-5 2L
13 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
14 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
15 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
16 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
2 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
3 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
4 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
5 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
6 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
7 Seattle 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 6 7 54 53 1 5-2-0 4-3-1 2-0 6-4 1W
8 Nashville 16 7 4 5 19 0.594 5 6 49 50 -1 5-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 5-5 3W
9 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
10 St Louis 16 7 7 2 16 0.5 7 7 49 50 -1 4-2-1 3-5-1 0-0 4-6 2L
11 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
12 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
13 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
14 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
15 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
16 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 18 13 3 2 28 0.778 12 13 69 43 26 5-1-1 8-2-1 0-1 7-3 1W
2 Minnesota 18 12 3 3 27 0.75 12 12 60 39 21 5-0-1 7-3-2 0-0 7-3 3W
3 Boston 17 12 4 1 25 0.735 9 11 64 40 24 7-1-0 5-3-1 1-0 7-3 3W
4 Edmonton 17 11 3 3 25 0.735 9 10 71 53 18 4-3-2 7-0-1 1-2 6-4 2L
5 Vegas 18 11 5 2 24 0.667 9 10 60 50 10 6-3-0 5-2-2 1-1 5-5 2W
6 Montreal 16 10 3 3 23 0.719 6 8 57 51 6 5-2-2 5-1-1 2-0 7-3 1W
7 Tampa Bay 15 10 3 2 22 0.733 9 10 56 46 10 8-0-0 2-3-2 0-1 6-4 2W
8 New Jersey 16 11 5 0 22 0.688 7 10 57 47 10 8-2-0 3-3-0 1-0 8-2 3W
9 Utah 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 10 61 59 2 4-2-0 6-4-1 0-0 5-5 1L
10 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 0.618 8 8 54 52 2 5-2-0 5-4-1 2-0 5-5 1W
11 Florida 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 7 9 52 47 5 4-2-0 5-3-2 0-0 7-3 1W
12 Dallas 16 9 5 2 20 0.625 6 8 45 38 7 5-4-0 4-1-2 1-2 7-3 1L
13 Colorado 17 9 6 2 20 0.588 9 9 68 56 12 6-1-2 3-5-0 0-1 5-5 2L
14 Seattle 15 9 5 1 19 0.633 6 7 54 53 1 5-2-0 4-3-1 2-0 6-4 1W
15 Buffalo 16 8 5 3 19 0.594 6 8 49 53 -4 4-4-0 4-1-3 0-1 5-5 1W
16 Nashville 16 7 4 5 19 0.594 5 6 49 50 -1 5-3-2 2-1-3 1-3 5-5 3W
17 NY Rangers 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 9 9 51 49 2 8-2-0 1-5-1 0-0 4-6 2W
18 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 0.559 8 9 64 64 0 2-4-1 7-3-0 0-0 5-5 4W
19 Toronto 17 8 7 2 18 0.529 7 8 62 56 6 4-4-1 4-3-1 0-1 5-5 1L
20 Detroit 17 7 7 3 17 0.5 5 5 49 52 -3 4-5-1 3-2-2 2-2 5-5 2L
21 Washington 14 8 6 0 16 0.571 7 8 49 48 1 6-4-0 2-2-0 0-0 5-5 2L
22 NY Islanders 15 7 6 2 16 0.533 5 6 43 44 -1 4-3-1 3-3-1 1-1 5-5 2L
23 St Louis 16 7 7 2 16 0.5 7 7 49 50 -1 4-2-1 3-5-1 0-0 4-6 2L
24 Calgary 17 7 9 1 15 0.441 7 7 42 60 -18 5-4-0 2-5-1 0-0 6-4 2L
25 Winnipeg 17 6 8 3 15 0.441 5 6 45 60 -15 3-4-1 3-4-2 0-0 2-8 2W
26 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 0.417 2 6 45 65 -20 3-5-0 4-5-1 1-1 3-7 4L
27 Columbus 15 7 8 0 14 0.467 2 5 40 47 -7 6-3-0 1-5-0 2-0 5-5 1L
28 LA Kings 14 5 7 2 12 0.429 3 5 43 47 -4 2-4-0 3-3-2 0-0 5-5 1W
29 Pittsburgh 16 5 9 2 12 0.375 2 4 51 58 -7 4-3-1 1-6-1 1-1 2-8 4L
30 Philadelphia 18 4 10 4 12 0.333 4 4 39 61 -22 3-4-3 1-6-1 0-1 4-6 2L
31 Chicago 17 4 12 1 9 0.265 3 4 37 67 -30 4-5-0 0-7-1 0-0 2-8 5L
32 Vancouver 18 3 14 1 7 0.194 1 3 53 83 -30 1-7-0 2-7-1 0-0 1-9 4L

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