NHL Prop Bets: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild (October 8, 2026)
The Minnesota Wild (2-0-1) face the Tampa Bay Lightning (2-1-0) at Benchmark International Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup.
- The Wild have a 48-48 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Lightning hold a record of 40-52 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +110 and UNDER at -130.
- The Wild have a 51-40-5 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 51 games have gone over the total points line, 40 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Lightning have a 42-44-6 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Wild have scored 3.26 goals per game since the beginning of last season (12th in the league). Comparatively, the Lightning have averaged 3.46 over the same span (5th).
- Defensively, the Wild have allowed just 2.82 goals per game since the beginning of last season (4th in the league), while the Lightning have given up an average of 2.78 goals over that span (3rd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Minnesota is averaging 29.1 shots per game since the beginning of last season (7th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay is allowing its opposition 26.5 shots per game (8th).
- Flipping that script, the Wild have allowed 29.2 shots per game (24th in the NHL), while the Lightning are averaging 28.2 shots (12th).
Power Play
- Minnesota holds a power play percentage of 25.7%, ranking 3rd in the league since the beginning of last season, while Tampa Bay sits 19th with 19.7% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Wild have a penalty kill rate of 80.6% (ranked 13th), compared to the Lightning at 82.6% (3rd).
P1 Result
Minnesota is +205 to win the first period, while Tampa Bay is +160.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 36-30-30 | 17-18-12 | 19-12-18 | |
| Tampa Bay | 32-33-27 | 15-18-14 | 17-15-13 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Wild have played in 31 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Lightning have appeared in 20.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Wild have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Lightning have appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
Tampa Bay recorded a 3-6 victory over Minnesota at Benchmark International Arena when these teams last met on March 24, 2026. Darren Raddysh led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 2 assists. That result snapped the Wild's three-game winning streak against the Lightning.
