The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 24-11-1 this season after they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Tampa Bay out shot Chicago by a total of 29-26 and went 1-4 on the power play in the win. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.57 goals per game, 2.89 goals against per game, 27.6% on the power play, and 82.3% on the penalty kill. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning with 13 goals, 40 assists, and 128 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 16-9-1 this season with a 2.42 goals against average and a .921 save percentage.
The Minnesota Wild are 21-13-2 this season after they defeated the St. Louis Blues by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Minnesota out shot St. Louis by a total of 32-31 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.14 goals per game, 2.81 goals against per game, 23.3% on the power play, and 79.7% on the penalty kill. Kirill Kaprizov has led the Wild with 20 goals, 25 assists, and 140 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Filip Gustavsson, who is 8-5-1 this season with a 2.34 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
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