Tampa Bay at Minnesota

Tampa Bay is seeking payback for a 4-2 loss to the Wild in the first meeting last week and the Lightning have won three straight since that game. Tampa Bay scored three times in the opening 5:32 and beat Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday, and Andrei Vasilevskiy scored 33 saves in his 299th win. He is expected to go for No. 300 tonight and he is 5-3-0 with a 2.54 goals-against average while winning his past three starts. The Lightning have won 13 of their past 16 games against Western Conference teams. Minnesota has lost four of five home games dating to the 2023-24 season, and the Wild just completed a seven-game road trip while playing their first home contest since Oct. 12. The Lightning are 5-0 their past five after allowing two or fewer goals their previous game. The Wild's probable goalie tonight is Filip Gustavsson, who allowed six goals in his last appearance against Philadelphia. Take the Lightning.