Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Carlson scores twice to help the Lightning beat the Wild 3-2
Anthony Cirelli also scored to help Tampa Bay win its third straight game.
Quinn Hughes scored and assisted on Blake Coleman's power-play goal for Minnesota. Jesper Wallstedt finished with 32 saves.
Cirelli opened the scoring for the Lightning, getting his stick on Erik Cernak's shot for a deflection past Wallstedt at 5:26 of the first period. Carlson scored 36 seconds later with a wrist shot from the right point.
Hughes cut the Wild deficit to 2-1 at the 2:32 mark with a wrist shot through traffic. Jared Spurgeon, who picked up an assist on the goal, and Hughes both matched a franchise record for defensemen by scoring a point in four consecutive games to start the season, tying Ryan Suter, who did it twice.
Carlson regained the two-goal lead with a one-timer off a Kucherov pass at 4:55 to snap an 0-for-14 power-play drought to start the season. Coleman answered with a power-play goal off the rush with 5:59 left in second.
Minnesota played without defenseman Olli Maatta (lower-body injury) and forward Nick Foligno (upper-body injury).
Lightning: at New York Islanders on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:26 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Erik Cernak (1), Brandon Hagel (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:02 | John Carlson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (4), Brayden Point (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:32 | Quinn Hughes Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (3), Jared Spurgeon (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:55 | John Carlson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), Jake Guentzel (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:01 | Blake Coleman Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (1), Quinn Hughes (4) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 24 | Hits | 12 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 36 | Shots | 35 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 22 |
| 56.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.1 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yanni Gourde, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Olli Maatta, D | Out | Oct 17 |
| Jared Spurgeon, D | Out | Oct 15 |
| Nico Sturm, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
