Both the Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning are among the top teams in their respected conferences going after the first nine games of the 2024-25 NHL season. Minnesota has been on the road for most of the three weeks in the season and they are about to attack the very top of the West now when they play at home.
The Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet on 01.11.2024, with both teams being in good shape. The match takes place at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN on Friday.
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Minnesota Wild |
Fri, 01.11.2024, 20:00 EST |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
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2.43 |
4.40 |
2.40 |
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Expert Tip |
Minnesota Wild to win |
Odds 2.43 |
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Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Current situation
The Minnesota Wild split the first two games of the season while at home and then went on a seven-game road trip that featured a four-game winning streak and three consecutive contests in which the Wild did not allow more than a goal. That was a real proof of the playing style head coach John Hynes has implemented since he took over the job last season. The Wild has established themselves as a regular playoff participant and this season they have much bigger expectations than just a playoff berth.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a synonym for consistency, with head coach Jon Cooper leading the team for the 12th consecutive season. As usual, the Lightning are playing excellent defense, and no team can play their best game against the team from Florida. They were pretty dominant at home in the first couple of weeks of the season, and the current four-game West Coast road trip will serve as a real test for the Lightning.
Minnesota Wild Stats & Form
The Minnesota Wild are currently fourth in the Western Conference with a 5-1-2 record. Six of their eight games so far on the schedule were on the road, and the team is expected to play even better once they are back home. The highlight of their season so far is the 5-1 win on the road against the defending champion, the Florida Panthers. The Wild are ranked fifth in the league in power play conversion with 30.8%, also fifth in allowing 2.50 goals per game, and ninth in scoring 3.63 goals per game. Left winger Kirill Kaprizov leads the team with 15 points, which puts him sixth in the league, and he is ranked fourth with 11 goals. Matt Boldy is also off to a great start with 7 assists and a total of 11 points.
Tampa Bay Lightning Stats & Form
The Tampa Bay Lightning are fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 6-3-0 record and have split the four games on the road. The Lightning defeated Washington and Nashville at home before going on a four-game road trip. Tampa Bay is fifth in the league scoring 3.78 goals per game and is tied for seventh place allowing 3.00 goals per game. Right winger Nikita Kucherov is tied for second place in the league with 8 goals and for 8th place with 14 goals.
Minnesota Wild – Tampa Bay Lightning: Head to Head
The Minnesota Wild won 6 and the Tampa Bay Lighting 4 of their last 10 head-to-head games and only one of those went to overtime. The Wild won the first game this season by 4-2 ending the Lightning’s three-game winning streak in the head-to-head games. Last season, Tampa Bay was pretty dominant winning 4-1 on the road and 7-3 at home. Seven of the last nine games between these two teams went over 5.5 goals in total.
Minnesota Wild – Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
Both teams are given similar odds to win this game with the Minnesota Wild at 2.43 and the Tampa Bay Lighnting at 2.40 while the draw is at 4.40. The total point line is set at 5.5 with 1.70 for over and 2.15 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Minnesota Wild – Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Tip | Odds |
| Minnesota Wild to win | 2.43 |
| Under 5.5 goals | 2.15 |
| First period under 1.5 | 1.90 |
Betting tip and prediction: Minnesota Wild - Tampa Bay Lightning (01.11.2024)
Both teams have a solid start to the season, and they already played their first of two head-to-heads scheduled for this campaign. The Wild won 4-2 on the road, which was one of their four consecutive wins on their road trip. That was an excellent game, with the Wild taking the lead in the first period, the Lightning responding with two unanswered goals, and then Minnesota scoring three consecutive. Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and dished out one assist in one of his best performances so far in the season. The Wild are finally going home after being on the road for the majority of the past two weeks. They have a strong home court advantage and are among the teams that allow the fewest goals when playing on home ice. The Lightning are in the same group of defensively oriented teams, but they did not have an answer for the Wild in the first game of the season. This will definitely be a tough one, but the Wild will have the final punch and win the game in the end.
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Expert Tip |
Minnesota Wild to win |
Odds 2.43 |
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