NHL game previews — November 7, 2026.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild

Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild gets underway Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 PM ET. Tampa Bay Lightning enter this matchup with a 10-3-2 record from 15 2026–27 regular-season games. Minnesota Wild enter this matchup with a 12-3-3 record from 18 2026–27 regular-season games.

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on November 5. Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 4-1 on November 6.

Nikita Kucherov contributed 0 goals and 5 assists in 3 appearances across Tampa Bay Lightning's latest 3 completed regular-season games. Brayden Point contributed 2 goals and 2 assists in 3 appearances across Tampa Bay Lightning's latest 3 completed regular-season games. Kirill Kaprizov contributed 2 goals and 4 assists in 3 appearances across Minnesota Wild's latest 3 completed regular-season games. Quinn Hughes contributed 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 appearances across Minnesota Wild's latest 3 completed regular-season games.

theScore reports A. Vasilevskiy for Lightning, with status 'Expected', for this matchup. theScore reports C. Pickard for Wild, with status 'Confirmed', for this matchup. Lineups can change before puck drop.

Sources

NHL game records: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

NHL.com reporting: 1, 2

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